KJV - For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.

ASV - for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.

BBE - Because I was in fear of you, for you are a hard man: you take up what you have not put down, and get in grain where you have not put seed.

WEB - for I feared you, because you are an exacting man. You take up that which you didn't lay down, and reap that which you didn't sow.'

YLT - for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

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