Ben Sira 29:16

16 A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his surety,

Ben Sira 29:16 In-Context

14 An honest man is surety for his neighbor, but he that is shameless will forsake him.

15 Forget not the friendship of thy surety, for he hath given his life for thee.

16 A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his surety,

17 and he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him in danger that delivered him.

18 Suretyship hath undone many of good estate, and shaken them as a wave of the sea. Mighty men hath it driven from their houses, so that they wandered among strange nations.