15 Whoever puts up security(A) for a stranger will surely suffer,
    but whoever refuses to shake hands in pledge is safe.(B)

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15 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

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15 He who is (A)surety[a] for a stranger will suffer,
But one who hates [b]being surety is secure.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 11:15 guaranty
  2. Proverbs 11:15 those pledging guaranty, lit. those who strike hands

Saying 4

26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge(A)
    or puts up security for debts;
27 if you lack the means to pay,
    your very bed will be snatched from under you.(B)

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26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

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26 (A)Do not be one of those who [a]shakes hands in a pledge,
One of those who is [b]surety for debts;
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he take away your bed from under you?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 22:26 Lit. strikes
  2. Proverbs 22:26 guaranty