Second Book of Esdras (Author Nehemias or Esdras or both)
5:15But the former governors that had been before me, were chargeable to the people, and took of them in bread, and wine, and in money every day forty sicles: and their officers also oppressed the people. But I did not so for the fear of God.
Original from Project Gutenberg - Massive cleanup of OCR problems and editing done locally.