Proverbs 22:27
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
In other versions
If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
ASV
If you have nothing with which to make payment, he will take away your bed from under you.
BBE
if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
DBY
If you don't have means to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
WEB
If thou hast nothing to pay, Why doth he take thy bed from under thee?
YLT
If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
ENG
If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
WBT
If you have nothing with which to pay, why should your bed be taken from under you?
BSB
In context
25Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
