Ben Sira 29:17

17 and one who does not feel grateful will abandon his rescuer.

Ben Sira 29:17 In-Context

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

16 A sinner will overthrow the prosperity of his surety,

17 and one who does not feel grateful will abandon his rescuer.

18 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.

19 The sinner who has fallen into suretyship and pursues gain will fall into lawsuits.