为邻舍击掌作保证人的，是无知的人。

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。

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。

無知的人才會為他人作保。

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.

我儿，如果你作朋友的保证人，替外人击掌担保；如果你给自己口里的话缠累，给你口里的话绑住；我儿，既然你落在你朋友的手中，就要这样行，好解救你自己，你要自己降卑，去恳求你的朋友。不要让你的眼睛睡觉，不要容你的眼睑打盹；要解救自己，像羚羊脱离猎人的手，像飞鸟脱离捕鸟人的手。

为外人作保证人的，必受亏损；厌恶替人击掌担保的，却得着安稳。

谁为陌生人作保证人，就拿去谁的衣服；谁替妓女作保证人，谁就要作担保。

欺压穷人为要增加自己财富的，送礼给财主的，必致穷乏。

不要替别人击掌担保，也不可为欠债的作保证人。如果你没有什么可以偿还，何必使人连你睡觉的床也夺去呢？