Proverbs 20:16

Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.

Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.

“If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset.

It will rescue you from a forbidden woman,
from a stranger with her flattering talk,

Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey
and her words are smoother than oil,

She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a stranger with her flattering talk.

A woman came to meet him
dressed like a prostitute,
having a hidden agenda.

If someone puts up security for a stranger,
he will suffer for it,
but the one who hates such agreements is protected.

Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,
who put up security for loans.

For a prostitute is a deep pit,
and a stranger is a narrow well;

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Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

If someone puts up security for a stranger,
he will suffer for it,
but the one who hates such agreements is protected.

Don’t be one of those who enter agreements,
who put up security for loans.

Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.

“If you ever take your neighbor’s cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset.

It will rescue you from a forbidden woman,
from a stranger with her flattering talk,

Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey
and her words are smoother than oil,

She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a stranger with her flattering talk.

For a prostitute is a deep pit,
and a stranger is a narrow well;

If you have no money to pay,
even your bed will be taken from under you.

Take his garment,
for he has put up security for a stranger;
get collateral if it is for foreigners.