Nehemiah 5:17-19
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
17 Moreover, there were at my table one hundred and fifty people, Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations around us. 18 Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and every ten days skins of wine in abundance; yet with all this I did not demand the food allowance of the governor, because of the heavy burden of labour on the people. 19 Remember for my good, O my God, all that I have done for this people.
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