Do not be a man who strikes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts—an explicit warning against co-signing or guaranteeing another's debt, establishing that such financial entanglement is dangerous. The phrase 'strikes hands in pledge' (notzea yadav) describes the gesture of binding oneself; it is a form of oath. The theological significance involves the principle of financial wisdom: maintaining control of one's resources and not entangling oneself in others' obligations.

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