Deuteronomy 1:12

Bible in Basic English 1965

How is it possible for me by myself to be responsible for you, and undertake the weight of all your troubles and your arguments?

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Then your voice came to your holy one in a vision, saying, I have put the crown on a strong one, lifting up one taken from among the people.

Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.

To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?

Not as if we were able by ourselves to do anything for which we might take the credit; but our power comes from God;

May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times greater in number than you are, and give you his blessing as he has said!

Take for yourselves men who are wise, far-seeing, and respected among you, from your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

At that time I said to you, I am not able to undertake the care of you by myself;