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.

Forª I fearedª° thee,ª becauseª thou artª° an austereª man:ª thou takest upª° thatª thou layedst²° not² down,ª°¹ andª reapestª° thatª thou didst²° notª sow.ª°

Forª I fearedª° thee,ª becauseª thou artª° an austereª man:ª thou takest vpª° thatª thou layedst²° not² downe,ª°¹ andª reapestª° thatª thou didst²° notª sow.ª°

For I feared thee, because thou art a hard man, taking up what thou hadst not laid down, and reaping what thou sowedst not.

For I was afraid of thee, because thou art a hard man, and takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou sowedst not.

ἐφοβούμην γάρ σε ὅτι ἄνθρωπος αὐστηρὸς εἶ, αἴρεις ὃ οὐκ ἔθηκας καὶ θερίζεις ὃ οὐκ ἔσπειρας.

I-was-feareeing-unto therefore to-thee to-which-a-one a-mankind harsh thou-be, thou-lift to-which not thou-placed and thou-summer-to to-which not thou-whorled.