6:1 My child, 2 if you have made a pledge 3 for your neighbor,
and 4 have become a guarantor 5 for a stranger, 6
6:2 if 7 you have been ensnared 8 by the words you have uttered, 9
and have been caught by the words you have spoken,
6:3 then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself, 10
because you have fallen into your neighbor’s power: 11
go, humble yourself, 12
and appeal firmly 13 to your neighbor.
6:4 Permit no sleep to your eyes 14
or slumber to your eyelids.