12 A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,
The [a]naive proceed and pay the penalty.
13 (A)Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger;
And for an [b]adulterous woman hold him in pledge.
14 (B)He who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be reckoned a curse to him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:12 Lit simple
  2. Proverbs 27:13 Lit strange