無知的人才會為他人作保。

在邻舍面前击掌作保乃是无知的人。

在邻舍面前击掌担保的，是无知的人。

在邻舍面前击掌担保的，是无知的人。

无知的人才会为他人作保。

为邻舍击掌作保证人的，是无知的人。

缺乏心智的人击掌起誓，在他的邻人面前作保。

在鄰舍面前擊掌作保乃是無知的人。

在鄰舍面前擊掌擔保的，是無知的人。

在鄰舍面前擊掌擔保的，是無知的人。

為鄰舍擊掌作保證人的，是無知的人。

拍掌擔保的、是全無心思的人；為鄰舍作保的毫無知識。

缺乏心智的人擊掌起誓，在他的鄰人面前作保。

在鄰里前拊掌作保、其人乃為無知、

為友中保、以物質人、是為不智。

無知之人、輕易應許、為鄰作保、

One who has no sense shakes hands in pledge and puts up security for a neighbor.

A person who has no sense agrees to pay what other people owe. It isn’t wise to promise to pay other people’s bills.

One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.

It’s poor judgment to guarantee another person’s debt or put up security for a friend.

One without sense enters an agreement and puts up security for his friend.

A person lacking in sense shakes hands And becomes guarantor in the presence of his neighbor.

A man devoid of understanding shakes hands in a pledge, And becomes surety for his friend.

A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

One without sense enters an agreement and puts up security for his friend.

A man void of understanding striketh hands,[ and] becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

A man void of understanding strikes hands, and becomes collateral in the presence of his neighbor.

孩子啊，你若為鄰人作保，為外人擊掌立約；你若被自己口中的話套住，被自己的諾言纏住，孩子啊，你已落入鄰人的手中，你當如此自救：要謙卑地向他求情。勿讓你的眼睛睡覺，莫叫你的眼皮打盹。要救自己脫離困境，像羚羊掙脫獵人的手，飛鳥逃脫捕鳥人的手。

為他人作保，必受虧損；厭惡當保人，得享平安。

誰為陌生人作保，就拿去誰的外衣；誰為外族人作保，就要承擔責任。

靠壓榨窮人斂財和送禮給富人的，都必窮困潦倒。

不要為人擊掌作保，不要為欠債的抵押。如果你還不起，連你的床也會被抬走。