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We must pay silver for the water we drink ... our own wood

This means that their enemies are making them pay money to have the water and wood that they once used for free. Alternate translation: "We have to pay silver to our enemies in order to drink our own water ... our own wood" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)

we must pay silver to get our own wood

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "our enemies sell us our own wood" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)