Bible in Basic English
"If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you."
— Proverbs 22:27, Bible in Basic English
“If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee? ”
Do not be friends with a man who is given to wrath; do not go in the company of an angry man:
For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.
Be not one of those who give their hands in an agreement, or of those who make themselves responsible for debts:
If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.
Let not the old landmark be moved which your fathers have put in place.
Have you seen a man who is expert in his business? he will take his place before kings; his place will not be among low persons.