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Proverbs 20:16

โ€œTake the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.โ€

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14

It's no good, it's no good," says the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasts.

15

There is gold and abundance of rubies; but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

16

Take the garment of one who puts up collateral for a stranger; and hold him in pledge for a wayward woman.

17

Fraudulent food is sweet to a man, but afterwards his mouth is filled with gravel.

18

Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!

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