⁵ and Moses bringeth near their cause before Jehovah.

¹⁵ And Moses saith to his father-in-law, `Because the people come unto me to seek God;

¹⁶ when they have a matter, it hath come unto me, and I have judged between a man and his neighbour, and made known the statutes of God, and His laws.'

¹⁷ And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, `The thing which thou art doing `is' not good;

¹⁸ thou dost surely wear away, both thou, and this people which `is' with thee, for the thing is too heavy for thee, thou art not able to do it by thyself.

¹⁹ `Now, hearken to my voice, I counsel thee, and God is with thee: be thou for the people over-against God, and thou hast brought in the things unto God;

²² and I have met with thee there, and have spoken with thee from off the mercy-seat (from between the two cherubs, which `are' on the ark of the testimony) all that which I command thee concerning the sons of Israel.

¹² and he causeth him to rest in charge -- to explain to them by the mouth of Jehovah.

¹³ And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

⁸ And Moses saith unto them, `Stand ye, and I hear what Jehovah hath commanded concerning you.'

³⁴ and they place him in ward, for it `is' not explained what is `to be' done to him.

⁴ I arrange before Him the cause, And my mouth fill `with' arguments.

⁵ Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

⁶ In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.