²² Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?

⁴ Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, "What shall I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me."

⁷ Yahweh, you have persuaded me, and I was persuaded; you are stronger than I, and have prevailed: I am become a laughing-stock all the day, every one mocks me.

¹ Righteous are you, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet would I reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously?

²⁵ Who do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth who I desire besides you.

¹⁰ He said, I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and slain your prophets with the sword: and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

⁴ But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Yahweh, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.

⁶ David was greatly distressed; for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.

¹⁴ I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

¹⁵ If you deal thus with me, please kill me out of hand, if I have found favor in your sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.

¹¹ Moses said to Yahweh, Why have you dealt ill with your servant? and why haven't I found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me?

³ For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won't delay.