15
Forget not the friendship of thy surety, for he hath given his life for thee.
16
A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his surety:
17
And he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him that delivered him.
18
Suretiship hath undone many of good estate, and shaken them as a wave of the sea: mighty men hath it driven from their houses, so that they wandered among strange nations.
19
A wicked man transgressing the commandments of the Lord shall fall into suretiship: and he that undertaketh and followeth other men's business for gain shall fall into suits.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.