Proverbs 27:13
New Living Translation
13 Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.
Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.[a]
Proverbs 27:13
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
13 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.[a](A)
Proverbs 27:18
New Living Translation
18 As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit,
so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded.
Proverbs 27:18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 Anyone who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and anyone who takes care of a master will be honored.(A)
Proverbs 27:20
New Living Translation
20 Just as Death and Destruction[a] are never satisfied,
so human desire is never satisfied.
Footnotes
- 27:20 Hebrew Sheol and Abaddon.
Proverbs 27:20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
and human eyes are never satisfied.(A)
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