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12 The clever see trouble coming and hide;
    the thoughtless go on and pay the penalty.

13 Seize his clothes because he guaranteed a stranger’s loan;
    take them as security for that unknown woman.

14 Whoever greets his neighbor in a loud voice at dawn
    might just as well have cursed him.

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12 The prudent see danger and take refuge,
    but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.(A)

13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger;
    hold it in pledge if it is done for an outsider.(B)

14 If anyone loudly blesses their neighbor early in the morning,
    it will be taken as a curse.

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