26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
26 Do not be one who shakes hands in pledge or puts up security for debts;
26 Be not one of those who give pledges, who put up security for debts.
26 Don't gamble on the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, hocking your house against a lucky chance.
26 Do not be one of those who shakes hands in a pledge, One of those who is surety for debts;
26 Don't agree to guarantee another person's debt or put up security for someone else.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 22:26
Commentary on Proverbs 22:26-27
(Read Proverbs 22:26-27)
Every man ought to be just to himself, and his family; those are not so, who, by folly or other carelessness, waste what they have.