Proverbs 27:13-16 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

13. Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts deserves to have his own property held to guarantee payment.

14. You might as well curse your friends as wake them up early in the morning with a loud greeting.

15. A nagging wife is like water going drip-drip-drip on a rainy day.

16. How can you keep her quiet? Have you ever tried to stop the wind or ever tried to hold a handful of oil?

Proverbs 27