Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 29:4

πολλοὶ ὡς εὕρεμα ἐνόμισαν δάνος καὶ παρέσχον πόνον τοῖς βοηθήσασιν αὐτοῖς.
King James Version (KJV)

Many, when a thing was lent them, reckoned it to be found, and put them to trouble that helped them.

Modern English

Many, once they received a loan, treated it as a windfall, and caused trouble for those who helped them.

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