我兒，你若為朋友作保，替外人擊掌，

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，

孩子啊，你若為鄰人作保，為外人擊掌立約；

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,

在鄰舍面前擊掌作保乃是無知的人。

不要與人擊掌，不要為欠債的作保。

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。

我為他作保；你可以從我手中追討，我若不帶他回來交在你面前，我情願永遠擔罪。

誰為生人作保，就拿誰的衣服；誰為外女作保，誰就承當。

他若虧負你，或欠你甚麼，都歸在我的帳上；我必償還，這是我－保羅親筆寫的。我並不用對你說，連你自己也是虧欠於我。

因為僕人曾向我父親為這童子作保，說：『我若不帶他回來交給父親，我便在父親面前永遠擔罪。』現在求你容僕人住下，替這童子作我主的奴僕，叫童子和他哥哥們一同上去。

願主拿憑據給我，自己為我作保。在你以外誰肯與我擊掌呢？

既是起誓立的，耶穌就作了更美之約的中保。