Sirach 8:13-15

Common English Bible

¹³ Don’t guarantee a loan
beyond your ability,
    and if you do guarantee one,
    consider that you will need to pay.

¹⁴ Don’t go to court with a judge;
    people will judge him
    according to his prestige.
¹⁵ Don’t walk on the road
with reckless people,
        or you will bear
        the weight of your mistakes.
    They will walk wherever they want,
        and you will be destroyed
        because of their foolishness.