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14
|Éxodo 18:14|
And when Moses' father-in-law saw all he was doing, he said, What is this you are doing for the people? why are you seated here by yourself, with all the people waiting before you from morning till evening?
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15
|Éxodo 18:15|
And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:
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16
|Éxodo 18:16|
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.
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17
|Éxodo 18:17|
And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.
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18
|Éxodo 18:18|
Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.
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19
|Éxodo 18:19|
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:
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20
|Éxodo 18:20|
Teaching them his rules and his laws, guiding them in the way they have to go, and making clear to them the work they have to do.
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21
|Éxodo 18:21|
But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;
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22
|Éxodo 18:22|
And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.
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23
|Éxodo 18:23|
If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.
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