DB1 | Guarantees. Sir.29.14-20 | KNSB Contents | notes| 29 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) |
| 14 | A good man will be surety for his neighbour, but a man who has lost his sense of shame will fail him. | Guarantees. Sir.29.14-20 | θὲς τὸν θησαυρόν σου κατ' ἐντολὰς ὑψίστου, καὶ λυσιτελήσει σοι μᾶλλον ἢ τὸ χρυσίον. |
| 15 | Do not forget all the kindness of your surety, for he has given his life for you. | σύγκλεισον ἐλεημοσύνην ἐν τοῖς ταμιείοις σου, καὶ αὕτη ἐξελεῖταί σε ἐκ πάσης κακώσεως· | |
| 16 | A sinner will overthrow the prosperity of his surety, | ὑπὲρ ἀσπίδα κράτους καὶ ὑπὲρ δόρυ ὁλκῆς κατέναντι ἐχθροῦ πολεμήσει ὑπὲρ σοῦ. | |
| 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. | ||
| 19 | The sinner who has fallen into suretyship and pursues gain will fall into lawsuits. | Ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς ἐγγυήσεται τὸν πλησίον, καὶ ὁ ἀπολωλεκὼς αἰσχύνην ἐγκαταλείψει αὐτόν. | |
| 20 | Assist your neighbour according to your ability, but take heed to yourself lest you fall. | χάριτας ἐγγύου μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ· ἔδωκεν γὰρ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ σοῦ. | |