It cameabout the nextdaythat Mosessatto judgethe people,and the peoplestoodaboutMosesfrom the morninguntilthe evening.
"When I wentout to the gateof the city,When I tookmy seatin the square,
Then Jethro,Moses'father-in-law,tooka burntofferingand sacrificesfor God,and Aaroncamewith allthe eldersof Israelto eata mealwith Moses'father-in-lawbeforeGod.
Now when Moses'father-in-lawsawallthat he was doingfor the people,he said,"Whatis thisthingthat you are doingfor the people?Whydo you alonesit[as judge] and allthe peoplestandaboutyou from morninguntilevening?"
A thronewill even be establishedin lovingkindness,And a judgewill siton it in faithfulnessin the tentof David;Moreover, he will seekjusticeAnd be promptin righteousness.
Let the nationsbe arousedAnd comeup to the valleyof Jehoshaphat,For thereI will sitto judgeAllthe surroundingnations.
saying:"The scribesand the Phariseeshave seated themselvesin the chairof Moses;
orhe who exhorts,in his exhortation;he who gives,with liberality;he who leads,with diligence;he who shows mercy,with cheerfulness.
For becauseof thisyou alsopaytaxes,for [rulers] are servantsof God,devoting themselvesto thisverything.
"You who rideon whitedonkeys,You who siton [rich] carpets,And you who travelon the road--sing!
