Sirach 29:21-25
{29:21} A sinner attributes to himself the goods of his loan. And an ungrateful mind will abandon the one who has freed him.
{29:22} A man offers credit to his neighbor. But when he will have lost respect, he will abandon him.
{29:23} A wicked promise has destroyed many who had good intentions, and has tossed them like a wave on the ocean.
{29:24} It has caused powerful men to travel around, and they have wandered amid foreign nations.
{29:25} A sinner transgressing the commandment of the Lord will fall into a wicked promise. And he who undertakes many things will fall into judgment.
Sirach 29:16-20
{29:16} Better than the shield or the lance of a powerful man,
{29:17} it will fight for you against your enemy.
{29:18} A good man offers credit for the sake of his neighbor. But one who abandons him to himself will perish in shame.
{29:19} You should not forget the kindness of your benefactor. For he has offered his life on your behalf.
{29:20} The sinner and the unclean flee from such promises.