Take the garment of one who is guarantor for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for foreigners.
Take the garment of him who is guarantor for a stranger, And for a strange woman pledge it.
He who is guarantor for a stranger suffers harm, But one who hates shaking hands in pledge is safe.
For a whore is a deep pit, And a strange woman is a narrow well.
And look, a woman met him, Dressed like a whore, With a hidden heart.
To guard you against the strange woman, Against the foreigner who flatters with her words.
For the lips of a strange woman drip honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;
To deliver you from the strange woman, From the foreigner who flatters with her words,
My son, if you: Have become guarantor for your friend, Have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,
There is gold and a multitude of rubies, But the lips of knowledge are a precious vessel.
Bread gained by deceit might be sweet to a man, But afterward his mouth is filled with gravel.