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

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，

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

The one who lacks wisdom strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts.

The one who puts up security for a stranger will surely have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands will be secure.

Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for strangers, hold him in pledge.

I myself pledge security for him; you may hold me liable. If I do not bring him back to you and place him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.

Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and when he gives surety for a stranger, hold him in pledge.

Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.I, Paul, have written this letter with my own hand: I will repay it. I could also mention that you owe me your very self.

Indeed, your servant pledged security for the boy with my father, saying,‘ If I do not bring him back to you, then I will bear the blame before my father all my life.’“ So now, please let your servant remain as my lord’s slave instead of the boy. As for the boy, let him go back with his brothers.

Make then my pledge with you. Who else will put up security for me?

accordingly Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.