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Proverbs 22:27
If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
Proverbs 22:27 · World English Bible
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Proverbs 22:27 in other translations
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
If you do not have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
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In context
24 Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,
25 lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
26 Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
27 If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
28 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
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