in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. 004:017 They all built the wall and those who bore burdens loaded themselves; everyone with one of his hands worked in the work, and with the other held his weapon; 004:018 and the builders, everyone had his sword girded by his side, and so built. He who sounded the trumpet was by me. 004:019 I said to the nobles, and to the rulers and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated on the wall, one far from another: 004:020 in whatever place you hear the sound of the trumpet, resort you there to us; our God will fight for us. 004:021 So we worked in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning until the stars appeared. 004:022 Likewise at the same time said I to the people, Let everyone with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and may labor in the day. 004:023 So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us put off our clothes, everyone [went with] his weapon [to] the water. 005:001 Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews. 005:002 For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live. 005:003 Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get grain, because of the dearth. 005:004 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute [on] our fields and our vineyards. 005:005 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children: and behold, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage [already]: neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards. 005:006 I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. 005:007 Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, You exact usury, everyone of his brother. I held a great assembly against them. 005:008 I said to them, We after our ability have redeemed our brothers the Jews, that were sold to the nations; and would you even sell your brothers, and should they be sold to us? Then held they their peace, and found never a word. 005:009 Also I said, The thing that you do is not good: ought you not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies? 005:010 I likewise, my brothers and my servants, do lend them money and grain.