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26 Don’t you be one of those who strike hands,
    of those who are collateral for debts.
27 If you don’t have means to pay,
    why should he take away your bed from under you?

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

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13 Take his garment when he puts up collateral for a stranger.
    Hold it for a wayward woman!

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13 Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger;
    seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 27.13 Vg and 20.16: Heb for a foreign woman