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Store up almsgiving in your treasury, and it will rescue you from all affliction;
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more than a mighty shield and more than a heavy spear, it will fight on your behalf against your enemy.
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A good man will be surety for his neighbor, but a man who has lost his sense of shame will fail him.
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Do not forget all the kindness of your surety, for he has given his life for you.
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A sinner will overthrow the prosperity of his surety,
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and one who does not feel grateful will abandon his rescuer.
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Being surety has ruined many men who were prosperous, and has shaken them like a wave of the sea; it has driven men of power into exile, and they have wandered among foreign nations.
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The sinner who has fallen into suretyship and pursues gain will fall into lawsuits.
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Assist your neighbor according to your ability, but take heed to yourself lest you fall.
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The essentials for life are water and bread and clothing and a house to cover one's nakedness.
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Better is the life of a poor man under the shelter of his roof than sumptuous food in another man's house.