‘If you ever take your neighbour’s cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset.
Proverbs 27:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners. , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, And take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [The judge tells the creditor] Take the garment of one who is security for a stranger; and hold him in pledge when he is security for foreigners. [Prov. 20:16.] American Standard Version (1901) Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for a foreign woman. Common English Bible Take the garment of the person who secures a loan for a stranger; take his pledge for a foreigner. Catholic Public Domain Version Take away the garment of him who has vouched for an outsider. And take a pledge from him on behalf of foreigners. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Take away his garment that hath been surety for a stranger: and take from him a pledge for strangers. |
‘If you ever take your neighbour’s cloak as collateral, return it to him before sunset.
If someone puts up security for a stranger, he will suffer for it, but the one who hates such agreements is protected.
Take his garment, for he has put up security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for foreigners.
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover; the inexperienced keep going and are punished.