Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 29:14

ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς ἐγγυήσεται τὸν πλησίον, καὶ ὁ ἀπολωλεκὼς αἰσχύνην καταλήψει αὐτόν.
King James Version (KJV)

An honest man is surety for his neighbour: but he that is impudent will forsake him.

Modern English

An honest man stands surety for his neighbor, but a shameless man abandons him.

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