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18 A man who lacks sense[a] cosigns a loan,[b]
    becoming a guarantor for his neighbor.

19 The person who loves transgression loves strife;
    the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.

20 The person whose mind[c] is perverse does not find good,
    and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:18 Lit. heart
  2. Proverbs 17:18 Lit. sense strikes the palm
  3. Proverbs 17:20 Lit. heart