King James Version
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.English Standard Version
for I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You take what you did not deposit, and reap what you did not sow.'New International Version
I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.'