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Exodus 18:13-18 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

13. Then, the next day, Moses sat down in order to judge the people, and they stood beside Moses from morning, even until evening.

14. And when, of course, his kinsman saw all that he did among the people, he said: "What is this that you do among the people? Why do you sit alone, while all the people stand before you, from morning, even until evening?"

15. And Moses answered him: "The people come to me seeking the verdict of God.

16. And when any kind of dispute occurs among them, they come to me to judge between them, and to reveal the precepts of God and of his laws."

17. But he said, "This is not good, what you are doing.

18. You will be consumed by foolish efforts, both you and this people who are with you. The task is beyond your strength; you will not be able bear it alone.

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