Translations
Each day, one ox and six choice sheep were prepared for us, along with birds; and every ten days, wine in lavish abundance—all at my expense. Yet despite all of this, I never once demanded the governor's food allowance, because the load this people already carried was far too heavy.
Each day one ox and six choice sheep were prepared, along with birds—all at my own cost. Every ten days, wine was provided in great abundance. Yet with all this, I never once demanded the governor's food allowance, because the burden on this people was already too heavy.
Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.