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Someone asked me to lend money but I want to reject his request by saying:

> I don't want to take the risk of not being repaid by you.

How to say it in Japanese?

My attempt is as follows:

> あなたが返さないリスクを取りたくないです。

Does it sound natural?

# Note:

Indirectness is not necessarily needed in this context.
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How to say "I don't want to take the risk of not being repaid by you"?
> あなたが返さないリスクを取りたくないです。

This would surely make yourself understood, but there is a small room for
improvement. Saying あなた is not really common in Japanese, as you probably
know.

Instead, you can say "お金が返ってこないリスク" or "お金を返してくれないリスク" (without あなた).

This statement will sound very "direct", as you can guess. Please use at your
own risk.
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