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25 Lest you (A)learn his ways
And take on a snare against your soul.

26 Do not be among those who (B)strike [a]hands in pledge,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to pay,
Why should he (C)take your bed from under you?

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  1. Proverbs 22:26 Lit palms

25 or you may learn their ways
    and get yourself ensnared.(A)

Saying 4

26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge(B)
    or puts up security for debts;
27 if you lack the means to pay,
    your very bed will be snatched from under you.(C)

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