孩子啊，你若為鄰人作保，為外人擊掌立約；

我儿，你若为朋友作保，替外人击掌，

我儿啊，你若为朋友担保，替陌生人击掌，

我儿啊，你若为朋友担保，替陌生人击掌，

孩子啊，你若为邻人作保，为外人击掌立约；

我儿，如果你作朋友的保证人，替外人击掌担保；

我儿啊，如果你为邻人作保，为别人击掌起誓，

我兒，你若為朋友作保，替外人擊掌，

我兒啊，你若為朋友擔保，替陌生人擊掌，

我兒啊，你若為朋友擔保，替陌生人擊掌，

我兒，如果你作朋友的保證人，替外人擊掌擔保；

弟子啊，你若為朋友作保，替陌生人擊掌擔保，

我兒啊，如果你為鄰人作保，為別人擊掌起誓，

我子、爾若為鄰作保、為人拊掌、

爾小子、如爾為人中保、已有成言、自貽伊戚、

我子、如爾為友作保、或為外人之事擊掌、擊掌亦作保之義

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,

My son, don’t promise to pay for what your neighbor owes. Don’t agree to pay a stranger’s bill.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger,

My child, if you have put up security for a friend’s debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger—

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor or entered into an agreement with a stranger,

My son, if you have become a guarantor for your neighbor, Or have given a handshake for a stranger,

My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor or entered into an agreement with a stranger,

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend,[ if] thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,

My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger,

My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger,

無知的人才會為他人作保。

不要為人擊掌作保，不要為欠債的抵押。

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。

我親自保證便雅憫的安全，你可以向我要人。我若不把他帶回來見你，情願一生擔罪。

誰為陌生人作保，就拿誰的衣服；誰為淫婦作保，誰就得交抵押。

如果他得罪你，或虧欠你什麼，都記在我的賬上吧。我保羅在此親筆保證，我必償還。其實我不說你也知道，連你自己也欠我。

僕人曾經向父親保證這孩子的安全，說我若不把這孩子帶回他身邊，情願一生擔罪。現在求你准許僕人代替這孩子做你的奴僕，讓他跟他哥哥們回去吧。

上帝啊，求你為我作保。除你以外，誰肯做我的保人？

這誓言使耶穌成了更美之約的保證人。