They said, “You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.
- BSB “You have not wronged us or oppressed us,” they replied, “nor have you taken anything from the hand of man.”
- NKJV And they said, “You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from any man’s hand.”
- NASB And they said, “You have not exploited us or oppressed us, or taken anything from anyone’s hand.”
- NLT “No,” they replied, “you have never cheated or oppressed us, and you have never taken even a single bribe.”
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- Ps 37:5–6Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this:
- 3 Jn 1:12Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
- Dan 6:4Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel as touching the kingdom; but they could find no occasion nor fault, because he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
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