在鄰舍面前擊掌作保乃是無知的人。

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。

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.

我兒，你若為朋友作保，替外人擊掌，你就被口中的話語纏住，被嘴裏的言語捉住。我兒，你既落在朋友手中，就當這樣行才可救自己：你要自卑，去懇求你的朋友。不要容你的眼睛睡覺；不要容你的眼皮打盹。要救自己，如鹿脫離獵戶的手，如鳥脫離捕鳥人的手。

為外人作保的，必受虧損；恨惡擊掌的，卻得安穩。

誰為生人作保，就拿誰的衣服；誰為外人作保，誰就要承當。

欺壓貧窮為要利己的，並送禮與富戶的，都必缺乏。

不要與人擊掌，不要為欠債的作保。你若沒有甚麼償還，何必使人奪去你睡臥的牀呢？