Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy man?(A)

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Many people will say that they are loyal,
    but who can find a reliable person?

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16 Take his garment,[a]
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:16 A debtor’s outer garment was held as collateral.

16 Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger;
    take his pledge for a foreigner.

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