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Financial Entanglements

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbour[a]
or entered into an agreement with[b] a stranger,(A)
you have been snared by the words of your mouth –
trapped by the words from your mouth.
Do this, then, my son, and free yourself,
for you have put yourself in your neighbour’s power:
Go, humble yourself, and plead with your neighbour.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:1 Or friend
  2. 6:1 Lit or slapped hands for