Sirach 29:14-16

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On Guaranteeing Debts

¹⁴A good person will be surety for his neighbor,
but the one who has lost all sense of shame will fail him.
¹⁵Do not forget the kindness of your guarantor,
for he has given his life for you.
¹⁶A sinner wastes the property of his guarantor,

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