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For you yourselvesknowhow you ought to a1follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplinedmanneramong you,
8nor did we 2eatbanyone'sbreadcwithoutpaying for it, but with 3labor and hardship we kept 4workingnight and dayso that we would not be a burden to any of you;
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not because we do not have5the right to this, but in order to offerourselves6as a model for you, so that you would dfollow our example.
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For even7when we were with you, we used to give you thisorder : 8ifanyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.
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