KJV ORIGINAL
For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
I was scared of you because you're such a harsh person — you take things that aren't yours and profit from work you never did.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Fear of someone's harshness became the excuse for doing absolutely nothing.
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