Proverbs 27:11-13

Good News Translation

¹¹ Be wise, my child, and I will be happy; I will have an answer for anyone who criticizes me.

¹² Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.

¹³ Any people stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts^[a] deserve to have their own property held to guarantee payment.