Nehemiah 5:14-19 - Nehemiah Denies His Allotment
14 Also from the day which it was commanded me to be their prefect in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year and even to the thirty and second year to Arthasatha the king, twelve years I and my brethren ate not the bread of the prefect 15 And the former prefects that were before me made heavy upon the people, and they will take from them in bread and wine, the last silver forty shekels; also their young men ruled over the people: and I did not thus from the face of the fear of God. 16 And also I held fast upon the work of this wall, and we bought not a field: and all my young men being gathered there for the work.
17 And the Jews and prefects a hundred and fifty men, and they coming to us from the nations that were round about us; to my table 18 And what was done for one day, one ox, six choice sheep; and birds were done for me, and within ten days with every wine for abundance: and with this, the bread of the prefect I sought not for the servitude was heavy upon this people
19 Remember to me, my God, for good, all that I did for this people