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11 (A)Be wise, (B)my son, and (C)make my heart glad,
    that I may (D)answer him who reproaches me.
12 (E)The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
    but (F)the simple go on and suffer for it.
13 (G)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 27:13 Hebrew a foreign woman; a slight emendation yields (compare Vulgate; see also 20:16) foreigners