Sirach 29:18

18 Guaranteeing a loan has ruined many prosperous people and tossed them about like a wave on the sea. It has led to the exile of the powerful, and they have wandered among foreign nations.

Sirach 29:18 In-Context

16 Sinners will ruin their guarantor's property,

17 and ungrateful persons intentionally abandon their rescuers.

18 Guaranteeing a loan has ruined many prosperous people and tossed them about like a wave on the sea. It has led to the exile of the powerful, and they have wandered among foreign nations.

19 Sinners will fall into guaranteeing loans, and when they chase profits, they will fall into lawsuits.

20 Help your neighbor as much as you can, but keep yourself from ruin.