Do not be one who shakes hands or puts up security for debts.
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts.
Be not one of those who strike hands and pledge themselves, or of those who become security for another's debts.
Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts.
Don’t shake hands to guarantee a loan.
Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts.
Be not with them that fasten down their hands, and that offer themselves sureties for debts:
Whoever puts up security for a stranger will have trouble, but whoever avoids shaking hands on such a deal is secure.
A man lacking judgment shakes hands on a deal and puts up financial security for his neighbor.
Take a man’s garment, who puts up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge, as security for a seductive woman.