Nehemiah
Chapters 5:1-4
Revised Version 1885
1Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
2For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get corn, that we may eat and live.
3Some also there were that said, We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses: let us get corn, because of the dearth.
4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and our vineyards.