Proverbs 20:16

Pro 20:16 Take his garment that is surety [for] a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.

Ver. 16. Take his garment. ] And so provide for their own indemnity. See Trapp on " Pro 6:1 " See Trapp on " Pro 6:2 " See Trapp on " Pro 6:3 " See Trapp on " Pro 6:4 " See Trapp on " Pro 6:5 "

And take a pledge of him for a strange woman, ] i.e., For a whorish woman, utcunque tibi sit cognita, vel etiam cognata. He that will undertake for such a one’s debts, or run in debt to gratify her, should be carefully looked to, and not trusted without a sufficient pawn. How can he be faithful to me that is unfaithful to God? said Constantinus Chlorus to his courtiers and counsellors. a

a Euseb. in Vit. Constant.