Sirach 29:24-26

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²⁴ It hath made powerful men to go from place to place round about, and they have wandered in strange countries.

²⁵ A sinner that transgresseth the commandment of the Lord, shall fall into an evil suretyship: and he that undertaketh many things, shall fall into judgment.

²⁶ Recover thy neighbour according to thy power, and take heed to thyself that thou fall not.