17 Then said Moses father-in-law unto him,Not good, is the thing that thou art doing.

18 Thou wilt get quite worn out, both thou and this people that is with thee,for the thing is too heavy for thee, thou canst not do it, alone.

19 Now, hearken thou to my voicelet me counsel thee, and may God be with thee: Be, thou, for the people, in front of God, so shalt, thou, bring the matters unto God;

20 and shalt cause to shine upon them, the statutes and the laws,and make known to them the way wherein they should go, and the work they should do.

21 Thou thyself, therefore shalt look out, from among all the peoplemen of ability, reverers of God, men of fidelity, haters of extortion,and place them over as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

22 So shall they judge the people at any time, and it shall be, all the great matters, shall they bring in unto thee, but all the small matters, shall, they themselves, judge,so, lighten thou the burden for thyself, and let them bear it with thee.

23 If, this thing, thou wilt do, and God shall command thee, then shalt thou be able to endure,yea, moreover, all this people, shall go in, unto their dwellings, contented.