16 Take his garment when he becomes guarantor for a stranger;
And for foreigners, seize a pledge from him.

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16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;
And [a]hold him in pledge that is surety for [b]foreigners.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:16 Or, take a pledge of him
  2. Proverbs 20:16 Another reading is, a foreign woman.

21 An inheritance gained in a hurry at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.

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21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning;
But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

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