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1 Esdras 4:9
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if he orders crops to be destroyed or fields to be planted, it is done.
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Although the emperor is only one man, if he orders people to kill, they kill; if he orders them to set prisoners free, they do it;
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if he orders them to attack, they do; if he orders destruction, they destroy; if he orders them to build, they build;
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if he orders crops to be destroyed or fields to be planted, it is done.
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Everybody, soldier or civilian, obeys the emperor. And when he sits down to eat or drink and then falls asleep,
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his servants stand guard around him, without being able to go and take care of their own affairs, for they never disobey him.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.