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10     Otherwise, strangers will sap your strength,
        and your hard work will end up in a foreigner’s house.

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Wise advice

My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor
    or shake hands in agreement with a stranger,

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15 Guaranteeing the debt of a stranger brings big trouble,
    but the one who refuses to shake hands will be secure.

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

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