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26 Don’t promise to pay someone else’s debt. 27 If you cannot pay, you will lose everything you have. So why should you lose the bed you sleep on?

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28 Never move an old property line that was marked long ago by your ancestors.

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Saying 4

26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge(A)
    or puts up security for debts;
27 if you lack the means to pay,
    your very bed will be snatched from under you.(B)

Saying 5

28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(C)
    set up by your ancestors.

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