Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Suretyship

Be bail and pay for it.

Be surety and evil is at hand.Greek.

Beware of suretyship for thy best friends.Lord Burleigh.

Connaught security: three in a bond and a book oath.

He that hateth suretyship is sure.Bible.

He that is surety for another is never sure himself.

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.Bible.

He who is surety for another pays for him.Dutch.

Whoso would know what he is worth, let him never be a surety.Italian.

Your surety wants a surety.