14 It is [a]good for nothing,” cries the buyer;
But when he has gone his way, then he boasts.

15 There is gold and a multitude of rubies,
But (A)the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.

16 (B)Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger,
And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:14 Lit. evil, evil

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