Zhēnyán 22:26

26 Búyào yǔ rén jī zhǎng , búyào wèi qiàn zhaì de zuò bǎo .

Zhēnyán 22:26 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 22:26

Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands
Or "among them" ^F13, of the number of them, that do as they do, give their hand or their bond for others; he surety for them, as it is explained in the following clause; see ( Proverbs 6:1 ) ( 17:18 ) ; [or] of them that are sureties for debts;
contracted by others; that engage for the payment of them, in case the principal fails: and it is much if persons that keep indifferent company, angry and furious men, who are often in broils and quarrels, and spend their time and substance in strife and contention, are not drawn into engagements of this kind.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (b) "inter", Pagninus, Tigurine version, Mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Zhēnyán 22:26 In-Context

24 Hǎo shēngqì de rén , bùkĕ yǔ tā jiéjiāo . bào nù de rén , bùkĕ yǔ tā láiwǎng .

25 Kǒngpà nǐ xiàofǎ tāde xíngwéi , zìjǐ jiù xiàn zaì wǎngluó lǐ .

26 Búyào yǔ rén jī zhǎng , búyào wèi qiàn zhaì de zuò bǎo .

27 Nǐ ruò méiyǒu shénme chánghuán , hébì shǐ rén duó qù nǐ shuì wò de chuáng ne .

28 Nǐ xiān zǔ suǒ lì de dì jiè , nǐ bùkĕ nuó yí .