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"And likewise I, my brothers, and my servants are lending them money and grain. Please, let's ^(F1)do without this interest.

"Please, give back to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive groves, and their houses, as well as the hundredth part of the money and of the grain, the new wine, and the oil that you are charging as interest from them."

Then they said, "We ^(C1)will give it back and ^(C2)will require nothing from them; we will do exactly as you say." So I called the priests and made them ^(C3)take an oath to act in accordance with this ^(F1)promise.