My son,ifyou have becomesuretyfor your neighbor,Have givena pledgefor a stranger,
"I myselfwill be suretyfor him; you may holdme responsiblefor him. IfI do not bringhim [back] to you and sethim beforeyou, then let me bearthe blamebefore you forever.
"Laydown,now,a pledgefor me with Yourself; Whois there that will be my guarantor?
He who is guarantorfor a strangerwill surelysufferfor it, But he who hatesbeing a guarantoris secure.
A manlackingin sensepledgesAnd becomesguarantorin the presenceof his neighbor.
Takehis garmentwhenhe becomessuretyfor a stranger;And for foreigners,holdhim in pledge.
Do not be among those who givepledges,Among those who becomeguarantorsfor debts.
Takehis garmentwhenhe becomessuretyfor a stranger;And for an adulterouswomanholdhim in pledge.
[If] you have been snaredwith the wordsof your mouth,Have been caughtwith the wordsof your mouth,
For You have abandonedYour people,the houseof Jacob,Becausethey are filled[with influences] from the east,And [they are] soothsayerslike the Philistines,And they strike[bargains] with the childrenof foreigners.
so muchthe morealsoJesushas becomethe guaranteeof a bettercovenant.
