Ben Sira 29:17

17 Guaranteeing loans has ruined many prosperous people and caused them unsettling storms of trouble.

Ben Sira 29:17 In-Context

15 If someone does this favor for you, don't forget it; he has risked his good name for you.

16 There are some ungrateful sinners who abandon those who stand behind them, and they cause them loss of property.

17 Guaranteeing loans has ruined many prosperous people and caused them unsettling storms of trouble.

18 Influential people have lost their homes over it and have had to go wandering in foreign countries.

19 A sinner who hopes to make a profit by guaranteeing a loan is going to find himself involved in lawsuits.