³ “You must defend my innocence, O God,
    since no one else will stand up for me.

¹⁴ Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane,
    and then I moaned like a mourning dove.
My eyes grew tired of looking to heaven for help.
    I am in trouble, Lord. Help me!”

¹⁵ There’s danger in putting up security for a stranger’s debt;
    it’s safer not to guarantee another person’s debt.

³³ If only there were a mediator between us,
    someone who could bring us together.

²⁶ Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt
    or put up security for someone else.

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