Nehemiah:5:1-4
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And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews .
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For there were that said ,
We ,
our sons ,
and our daughters ,
are many :
therefore we take up corn for them ,
that we may eat ,
and live .
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Some also there were that said ,
We have mortgaged our lands ,
vineyards ,
and houses ,
that we might buy corn ,
because of the dearth .
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There were also that said ,
We have borrowed money for the king '
s tribute ,
and that upon our lands and vineyards .