“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”
Proverbs 20:16 (KJV) |
Proverbs 20:16
From Proverbs 20, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.
Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.