Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
Proverbs 22:26 - English Standard Version 2016 Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be not one of those who strike hands and pledge themselves, or of those who become security for another's debts. American Standard Version (1901) Be thou not one of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts. Common English Bible Don’t shake hands to guarantee a loan. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be not with them that fasten down their hands, and that offer themselves sureties for debts: |
Whoever puts up security for a stranger will surely suffer harm, but he who hates striking hands in pledge is secure.
One who lacks sense gives a pledge and puts up security in the presence of his neighbor.
Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.