My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,
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Interpretation
If we live as directed by the word of God, we shall find it profitable even in this present world. We are stewards of our worldly substance, and have to answer to the Lord for our disposal of it; to waste it in rash schemes, or such plans as may entangle us in difficulties and temptations, is wrong.
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This thought runs through Proverbs 6:1-5.