⁵ So Moses put their cause before the Lord.

¹⁵ And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:

¹⁶ And if they have any question between themselves, they come to me, and I am judge between a man and his neighbour, and I give them the orders and laws of God.

¹⁷ And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.

¹⁸ Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.

¹⁹ Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God be with you: you are to be the people's representative before God, taking their causes to him:

²² And there, between the two winged ones on the cover of the ark, I will come to you, face to face, and make clear to you all the orders I have to give you for the children of Israel.

¹² And they kept him shut up, till a decision might be given by the mouth of the Lord.

¹³ And the Lord said to Moses,

⁸ And Moses said to them, Do nothing till the Lord gives me directions about you.

³⁴ And they had him shut up, because they had no directions about what was to be done with him.

⁴ I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.

⁵ Put all your hope in God, not looking to your reason for support.

⁶ In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.