1 My child, be careful about giving a guarantee for somebody else.Be careful about promising to pay what someone else owes.
2 You might get trapped by what you say.You might be caught by your own words.
3 My child, you might do this and be under somebody’s control.Then here is how to get free.Go to your neighbor and don’t be proud.Beg him to free you from your promise.
4 Don’t go to sleep.Don’t even rest your eyes.
5 But free yourself like a deer running from a hunter.Free yourself like a bird flying away from a trapper.