Proverbs 27:11-13

New International Reader's Version

¹¹ My son, be wise and bring joy to my heart.
    Then I can answer anyone who makes fun of me.

¹² Wise people see danger and go to a safe place.
    But childish people keep on going and suffer for it.

¹³ Take the coat of one who puts up money for what a stranger owes.
    Hold it until you get paid back if it is done for an outsider.