Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
The verse is a direct warning from God to be very careful about signing notes and obligations and becoming surety for a stranger, securing the obligation by taking his garment as a pledge. Becoming surety often leads to very bad results, with many losing property and bringing their families to want, being snared and caught by their own words and smarting for it as one void of understanding who strikes hands. As a general rule, safety is found in hating suretyship. In rare cases of a friend in need, it is right to become surety and wrong not to do so.
The verse is a direct warning from God to be very careful about signing notes and obligations and becoming surety for a stranger, securing the obligation by taking his garment as a pledge. Becoming surety often leads to very bad results, with many losing property and bringing their families to want, being snared and caught by their own words and smarting for it as one void of understanding who strikes hands. As a general rule, safety is found in hating suretyship. In rare cases of a friend in need, it is right to become surety and wrong not to do so.