拍掌擔保的、是全無心思的人；為鄰舍作保的毫無知識。

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。

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。

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.

弟子啊，你若為朋友作保，替陌生人擊掌擔保，給你自己嘴裏說的話絆着，被你口中的諾言捉住，那麼弟子啊，你既入於你朋友的掌握中，就該這樣行，來解救你自己：你要去，火急切求你朋友。別容你眼睛睡覺，別容你眼皮打盹；要解救你自己，如瞪羚羊脫離打獵的人，如鳥兒脫離捕鳥人的手。

為陌生人作保的必大受虧損；憎厭替人擔保的卻安心無慮。

他為陌生人作保麼！拿他的衣服！他替外人擔保麼！叫他負責當頭！

為貧寒人作事的、必增加財利；送禮給富人的、只流於缺乏。

不可做個擊掌擔保的人；也不可為債務作保；你若沒有甚麼償還，人就把你躺着睡的褥子拿走：何必呢？