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15 Harm will come to anyone going surety for another,(A)
    but whoever hates giving pledges is secure.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 11:15 Proverbs is opposed to providing surety for another’s loan (see note on 6:1–5) and expresses this view throughout the book.

26 Do not be one of those who give their hand in pledge,
    those who become surety for debts;(A)

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13 Do not give collateral beyond your means;
    consider any collateral a debt you must pay.

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19 The sinner will come to grief through surety,
    and whoever undertakes too much will fall into lawsuits.

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