Aaronsaid,"Do not let the angerof my lordburn;you knowthe peopleyourself,that they are prone to evil.
Then Judahapproachedhim, and said,"Ohmy lord,may your servantpleasespeaka wordin my lord'sears,and do not be angrywith your servant;for you are equal to Pharaoh.
He planswickednessupon his bed;He setshimself on a paththat is not good;He does not despiseevil.
Then they saidto Moses,"Is it becausetherewere nogravesin Egyptthat you have takenus away to diein the wilderness?Whyhave you dealtwith us in thisway,bringingus out of Egypt?
So the peoplegrumbledat Moses,saying,"Whatshall we drink?"
But they did not listento Moses,and someleftpart of it untilmorning,and it bredwormsand becamefoul;and Moseswas angrywith them.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Howlongdo you refuseto keepMy commandmentsand My instructions?
Now when the peoplesawthat Mosesdelayedto comedownfrom the mountain,the peopleassembledaboutAaronand saidto him, "Come,makeus a godwhowill gobeforeus; as for thisMoses,the manwhobroughtus up from the landof Egypt,we do not knowwhathas becomeof him."
Then Mosessaidto Aaron,"Whatdid thispeopledoto you, that you have brought[such] greatsinupon them?"
For they cannotsleepunlessthey doevil;And they are robbedof sleepunlessthey make [someone] stumble.
"For I knowyour rebellionand your stubbornness;behold,while I am stillalivewith you today,you have beenrebelliousagainstthe LORD;howmuchmore,then, aftermy death?
"You have beenrebelliousagainstthe LORDfrom the dayI knewyou.
"Remember,do not forgethowyou provokedthe LORDyour Godto wrathin the wilderness;from the daythat you leftthe landof Egyptuntilyou arrivedat thisplace,you have beenrebelliousagainstthe LORD.
Saulsaid,"They have broughtthem from the Amalekites,for the peoplesparedthe bestof the sheepand oxen,to sacrificeto the LORDyour God;but the restwe have utterlydestroyed."
"But the peopletook[some] of the spoil,sheepand oxen,the choicestof the thingsdevotedto destruction,to sacrificeto the LORDyour Godat Gilgal."
Then Saulsaidto Samuel,"I have sinned;I have indeedtransgressedthe commandof the LORDand your words,becauseI fearedthe peopleand listenedto their voice.
