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If you don`t have means to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
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The High Cost of a Bad Promise
This verse paints a vivid picture of the dire consequences of co-signing a loan without the ability to pay. Commentators explain that the creditor ('he') could legally seize the surety's property, even something as essential as a bed. This isn't just a financial loss; it's the loss of basic security and rest, a stark warning against entering into foolish financial agreements.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He - that is, the man to whom the surety has been given. The practice of seizing property for payment of a debt seems, though prohibited ([R…
19th Century
Anglican
Why should he take away thy bed from under thee? — If the mantle was taken in pledge, it had to be restored before sundow…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If you have nothing to pay When the debtor this, and the creditor demands the debt of the surety: it is weakness in a man…
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Every man ought to be just to himself and his family; those are not just who, by folly or other carelessness, waste what they have.
