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,[a]
    and your labors go to the house of an alien;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:10 Or wealth

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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Practical Admonitions

My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor,
    have given your pledge for a stranger;

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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 who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it,
    but he who hates suretyship is secure.

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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 a man’s garment when he has given surety for a stranger,
    and hold him in pledge when he gives surety for foreigners.

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