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17     and the ungrateful will abandon his rescuer.
18 Going surety has ruined many who were prosperous
    and tossed them about like waves of the sea;(A)
It has exiled the prominent
    and sent them wandering through foreign lands.

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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.

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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.

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