Nehemiah 5
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Nehemiah 5:17-18

17I asked for nothing, even though I regularly fed 150 Jewish officials at my table, besides all the visitors from other lands!

18The provisions I paid for each day included one ox, six choice sheep or goats, and a large number of poultry. And every ten days we needed a large supply of all kinds of wine. Yet I refused to claim the governor’s food allowance because the people already carried a heavy burden.

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