15 But the former governors who were before me [a]laid burdens on the people and took from them bread and wine besides forty shekels of silver; even their servants domineered the people. But I did not do so (A)because of the fear of God.

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  1. Nehemiah 5:15 Lit made heavy

By (A)lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,
And by the [a](B)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.

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  1. Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence