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10 Lest strangers be satisfied by your strength
And by your painful labor, those in the house of a foreigner;

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10 Lest strangers be filled with thy [a]strength,
And thy labors be in the house of an alien,

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  1. Proverbs 5:10 Or, wealth

Practical Warnings

My son, if you have become a (A)guarantor for your neighbor,
Have struck your [a]hands in pledge for a stranger,

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  1. Proverbs 6:1 Lit palms

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor,
If thou hast stricken [a]thy hands for a stranger;

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  1. Proverbs 6:1 Or, thy hand with a stranger

15 If one becomes a (A)guarantor for a stranger, he will surely suffer,
But he who hates [a]striking hands in pledge is secure.

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  1. Proverbs 11:15 Or being a guarantor

15 He that is surety for a stranger [a]shall smart for it;
But he that hateth [b]suretyship is secure.

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  1. Proverbs 11:15 Hebrew shall be sore broken.
  2. Proverbs 11:15 Hebrew those that strike hands.

16 Take his garment when he becomes a guarantor for a stranger;
And for foreigners, hold him in pledge.

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16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger;
And [a]hold him in pledge that is surety for [b]foreigners.

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  1. Proverbs 20:16 Or, take a pledge of him
  2. Proverbs 20:16 Another reading is, a foreign woman.