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Being surety has ruined many men who were prosperous, and has shaken them like a wave of the sea; it has driven men of power into exile, and they have wandered among foreign nations.
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A sinner will overthrow the prosperity of his surety,
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and one who does not feel grateful will abandon his rescuer.
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Being surety has ruined many men who were prosperous, and has shaken them like a wave of the sea; it has driven men of power into exile, and they have wandered among foreign nations.
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The sinner who has fallen into suretyship and pursues gain will fall into lawsuits.
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Assist your neighbor according to your ability, but take heed to yourself lest you fall.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.