Proverbs 27:13-15

New International Version

¹³Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.^(A)

¹⁴If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
it will be taken as a curse.

¹⁵A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping^(B)
of a leaky roof in a rainstorm;

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Proverbs 27:13-15

New King James Version

¹³Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.

¹⁴He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning,
It will be counted a curse to him.

¹⁵A ^(A)continual dripping on a very rainy day
And a contentious woman are alike;

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Proverbs 27:13-15

English Standard Version

¹³^(A)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.^[a]
¹⁴Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
    rising early in the morning,
    will be counted as cursing.
¹⁵^(B)A continual dripping on a rainy day
    and a quarrelsome wife are alike;