14 Moreover, from the day that I was appointed [by the king] to be their captain in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes, the king, [that is], twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the captain.

15 But the former captains that [had been] before me had charged the people and had taken of them for bread and wine, upon forty shekels of silver; and in addition to this their servants bore rule over the people; but I did not do so because of the fear of God.

16 In addition to this, I restored my part in the work of this wall, neither did we buy any inheritance; and all my servants [were] gathered together unto the work.

17 I also had at my table one hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, besides those that came unto us from among the Gentiles that [are] around us.

18 Now [that] which was prepared for each day [was] one ox [and] six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and every ten days wine in all abundance; yet with all this I did not require the bread of the captain because the bondage was heavy upon this people.

19 Remember me, my God, for good and all that I have done for this people.: