Ben Sira 29:17-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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.
Sirach 29:17-18
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
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.
Sirach 29:17-18
Good News Translation
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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