Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
Take the garment of him who is surety for a stranger, And hold it in pledge when he is surety for a seductress.
He who is surety for a stranger will suffer, But one who hates being surety is secure.
For a harlot is a deep pit, And a seductress is a narrow well.
And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.
For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;
To deliver you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words,
My son, if you become surety for your friend, If you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Bread gained by deceit is sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.