Good News Translation
You should not guarantee anyone else's loan to an extent that you cannot afford. You must be prepared to pay any such guarantee.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not give surety beyond your means; but if you give surety, be prepared to pay.

Contemporary English Version
Don't ever guarantee a loan for more than you can afford, and don't be surprised if you have to repay a loan you guaranteed.

New American Bible
Do not give collateral beyond your means; consider any collateral a debt you must pay.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins.

Kindle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be burnt with the flame of the fire of their sins.

Sirach 8:11
Let not the discourse of the ancients escape thee, for they have learned of their fathers:

Sirach 8:12
For of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give an answer in time of need.

Sirach 8:14
Stand not against the face of an injurious person, lest he sit as a spy to entrap thee in thy words.

Sirach 8:15
Lend not to a man that is mightier than thyself: and if thou lendest, count it as lost.