מֵימֵינוּ בְּכֶסֶף שָׁתִינוּ. שֶׁהָיִינוּ יְרֵאִים לִשְׁאוֹב מַיִם מִן הַנָּהָר מִפְּנֵי הָאוֹיְבִים, וְהָיִינוּ קוֹנִים מֵהֶם בְּכֶסֶף:

We pay to drink our own water. Since we were afraid to draw water from the river because of the enemies, we bought [water] from them with money.¹Alternatively, ‘we are accustomed to drink from silver cups, and now we even have to pay to drink from wooden cups. (Yalkut Me’am Lo’ez)