Catholic Public Domain Version
"For if you do not have the means to restore, what reason should there be for him to take the covering from your bed? "
— Proverbs 22:27, Catholic Public Domain Version
“If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?”
“If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee? ”
“If you don't have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?”
“If you do not have enough to pay, your bed will be taken right out from under you!”
“For if thou have not wherewith to restore, what cause is there that he should take the covering from thy bed?”
“If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.”
“If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?”
Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man,
lest perhaps you learn his ways, and take up a stumbling block to your soul.
Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts.
For if you do not have the means to restore, what reason should there be for him to take the covering from your bed?
Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.
Have you seen a man swift in his work? He shall stand in the sight of kings, and not before those who are disreputable.