The former military ruler of Lesotho has been placed under house arrest.

莱索托前军事统治者已被软禁了。

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In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people.

那时他必扬声说，我不作医治你们的人。因我家中没有粮食，也没有衣服。

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When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand.

人在父家拉住弟兄，说，你有衣服，可以作我们的官长，这败落的事归在你手下吧。

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President Barack Obama met Tuesday at the White House with Qatar's ruler, Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and said their two countries will continue to work on more support for the Syrian opposition in the coming months.

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He has been largely an absentee ruler, chairing meetings in the Kremlin but spending weeks on end in his country house outside Moscow.

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