I will pledge my own life, and you can hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you safe and sound, I will always bear the blame.

Don't promise to be responsible for someone else's debts.

If you should be unable to pay, they will take away even your bed.

My voice was thin and weak, And I moaned like a dove. My eyes grew tired from looking to heaven. LORD, rescue me from all this trouble.

If he has done you any wrong or owes you anything, charge it to my account.

Here, I will write this with my own hand: I, Paul, will pay you back. (I should not have to remind you, of course, that you owe your very self to me.)

This difference, then, also makes Jesus the guarantee of a better covenant.

You reprimand the proud; cursed are those who disobey your commands.

Do not let proud people attack me or the wicked make me run away.