10 And strangers will be filled with your strength,
And your hard-earned possessions will go to the house of a foreigner;

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10 lest strangers take their fill of your strength,
    and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,

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Parental Counsel

My son, if you have become a (A)guarantor for your neighbor,
Or have given a handshake for a stranger,

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Against Pledges

My child, if you have pledged to your neighbor,
    if you have bound yourself[a] to the stranger,

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:1 Literally “palms of your hands”

15 One who is a (A)guarantor for a stranger will certainly suffer for it,
But one who hates [a]being a guarantor is secure.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:15 Lit those who strike hands

15 He will suffer trouble when he loans to a stranger,
    but he who refuses a pledge is safe.

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

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16 Take his garment, for he has given security to a stranger,
    and on behalf of a foreigner—take it as pledge.

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