26 Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,[a]
who put up security for loans.(A)
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
even your bed will be taken from under you.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 22:26 Lit Don’t be among hand slappers

26 Don’t shake hands to guarantee a loan.
27 If you can’t repay,
    why should they be able to take your bed from you?

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

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  1. 27:13 Lit a foreign woman

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

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