Ben Sira 29:17

17 and the ungrateful person abandons his rescuer.

Ben Sira 29:17 In-Context

15 Do not forget the kindness of your guarantor, for he has given his life for you.

16 A sinner wastes the property of his guarantor,

17 and the ungrateful person abandons his rescuer.

18 Being surety has ruined many who were prosperous, and has tossed them about like waves of the sea; it has driven the influential into exile, and they have wandered among foreign nations.

19 The sinner comes to grief through surety; his pursuit of gain involves him in lawsuits.