Proverbs 27:13

Take a man’s ¹  garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, ²  hold him in pledge. ³ 

Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward woman.

Take his garment when he becomes surety for a stranger; And for an adulterous woman hold him in pledge.

Be sure to get collateral from anyone who guarantees the debt of a stranger. Get a deposit if someone guarantees the debt of an adulterous woman.

Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; be wary of accepting what a transient has pawned.

Take a man’s clothing if he makes himself responsible for a strange man, and get an undertaking from him who gives his word for strange men.

Take the garment of one who has given surety for a stranger; seize the pledge given as surety for foreigners.

Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.

Take a man’s ¹  garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, ²  hold him in pledge. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “his garment.”

² tn Or “for a strange (= adulterous) woman.” Cf. KJV, ASV, NASB, NLT; NIV “a wayward woman.”

³ tn This proverb is virtually identical to 20:16.