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14 “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
    but when he goes away, then he boasts.
15 There is gold and abundance of (A)costly stones,
    (B)but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
16 (C)Take a man's garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
    and (D)hold it in pledge when he puts up security for foreigners.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 20:16 Or for an adulteress (compare 27:13)