Give now a pledge, be surety for me with thyself; Who is there that will strike hands with me?
by so much also hath Jesus become the surety of a better covenant.
Like a swallow or a crane, so did I chatter; I did moan as a dove; mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; But he that hateth suretyship is secure.
Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.
For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then shall I bear the blame to my father for ever.
I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever:
There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both.
Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for foreigners.
A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
Call now; is there any that will answer thee? And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn?