12:15a No accounting was required from the men

Those who gave out the silver did not demand any financial record/report

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The secretary and the high priest did not ask ⌊the foremen⌋ for an accounting of the money

12:15b who received the money to pay the workmen,

from those who received/took it for the workmen.

-or-

used for the workers’ wages.

12:15c because they acted with integrity.

⌊They had no need to demand any record/report,⌋ because these men were trustworthy in all their dealings.

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This was because the foremen ⌊had proved/shown that they⌋ were faithful.

12:15a-c (reordered)

The men who took/handled the silver/money for the workmen’s wages were completely honest. So they were not required to show/prove how they spent it.

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