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Proverbs 22:26-27
Modern English Version

Saying Four

26 Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge,
    or of those who use securities for debts;
27 if you have nothing to pay,
    why should he take away your bed from under you?

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Proverbs 22:26-27
Lexham English Bible

26 Do not be with those who give a pledge[a]
    by becoming[b] surety.
27 If there is nothing for you to pay,[c]
    why will he take your bed from under you?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:26 Literally “strike a hand”
  2. Proverbs 22:26 Literally “in the becomings of”
  3. Proverbs 22:27 Or “complete”
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