Proverbs 6:1-5

1My son, if you guarantee a loan for your neighbor or pledge yourself for a stranger with a handshake,

2you are trapped by the words of your own mouth, caught by your own promise.

3Do the following things, my son, so that you may free yourself, because you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Humble yourself, and pester your neighbor.

4Don’t let your eyes rest or your eyelids close.

5Free yourself like a gazelle from the hand of a hunter and like a bird from the hand of a hunter.