Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for strangers.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: But he that hateth suretiship is sure.
To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
There is gold, and abundance of rubies: But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
For a whore is a deep ditch; And a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a strange woman.
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger,
And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of an harlot, and wily of heart.
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the stranger which flattereth with her words.