26 Be not one of those who (A)give pledges,
    who put up security for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
    why should (B)your bed be taken from under you?

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26 Don’t shake hands to guarantee a loan.
27 If you can’t repay,
    why should they be able to take your bed from you?

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13 (A)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.[a]

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 27:13 Hebrew a foreign woman; a slight emendation yields (compare Vulgate; see also 20:16) foreigners

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

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