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for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.
for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man; you take up what you did not lay down, and reap what you did not sow.’
I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’
For I feared you, because you are an austere man. You collect what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.’
I was afraid because you are a hard man to deal with, taking what isn’t yours and harvesting crops you didn’t plant.’
for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn’t lay down, and reap that which you didn’t sow.’