Proverbs 20:15-17

New Living Translation

¹⁵ Wise words are more valuable
    than much gold and many rubies.

¹⁶ Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.
    Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.^[a]

¹⁷ Stolen bread tastes sweet,
    but it turns to gravel in the mouth.