14. Good people will guarantee a loanfor neighbors,and those who have lost anysense of shame will abandon them.
15. Don’t forget the kindness of thosewho have guaranteed a loan,since they gave their lifeon your behalf.
16. Sinners will ruintheir guarantor’s property,
17. and ungrateful personsintentionally abandon their rescuers.
18. Guaranteeing a loanhas ruined many prosperous peopleand tossed them aboutlike a wave on the sea.It has led to the exile of the powerful,and they have wanderedamong foreign nations.
19. Sinners will fall into guaranteeing loans,and when they chase profits,they will fall into lawsuits.
20. Help your neighbor as much as you can,but keep yourself from ruin.
21. Life’s foundations are water,bread, clothing,and a house for ensuring privacy.