NET Bible
"Admonitions and Warnings against Dangerous and Destructive Acts My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, if you have become a guarantor for a stranger,"
— Proverbs 6:1, NET Bible
“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,”
“My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger; ”
“My son, if you have become collateral for your neighbor, if you have struck your hands in pledge for a stranger;”
“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast thy hand to a stranger,”
“My son, if you have made yourself responsible for your neighbour, or given your word for another,”
“My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,”
Admonitions and Warnings against Dangerous and Destructive Acts My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, if you have become a guarantor for a stranger,
if you have been ensnared by the words you have uttered, and have been caught by the words you have spoken,
then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself, because you have fallen into your neighbor’s power: go, humble yourself, and appeal firmly to your neighbor.
Permit no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.