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English origin
English originOut of debt, out of danger.
Meaning: Freedom from financial obligations eliminates the vulnerability that creditors and desperation create.
Origin: An old English piece of household wisdom whose first appearance has not been traced. For centuries debt could mean prison, so being clear of it was quite literally being safe. It is the thrifty counterpart of "he goes a-sorrowing who goes a-borrowing."
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