Genesis 31:6

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You know that I have served your father with all my strength;

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Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served you, and let me go; for you know very well the service I have given you.”

Jacob said to him, “You yourself know how I have served you, and how your cattle have fared with me.

yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not permit him to harm me.

Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh.