Youngmenworkedat the grindingmill,And youthsstumbledunder [loads] of wood.
May my wifegrindfor another,And let otherskneeldownoverher.
So they appointedtaskmastersoverthem to afflictthem with hardlabor.And they builtfor Pharaohstoragecities,Pithomand Raamses.
and allthe firstbornin the landof Egyptshall die,from the firstbornof the Pharaohwho sitson his throne,evento the firstbornof the slavegirlwhois behindthe millstones;allthe firstbornof the cattleas well.
Now it cameabout in thosedays,when Moseshad grownup, that he wentout to his brethrenand lookedon their hardlabors;and he sawan Egyptianbeatinga Hebrew,oneof his brethren.
"Ifyou seethe donkeyof one who hatesyou lying[helpless] underits load,you shall refrainfrom leavingit to him, you shall surelyrelease[it] with him.
"Takethe millstonesand grindmeal.Removeyour veil,stripoffthe skirt,Uncoverthe leg,crossthe rivers.
"Is thisnot the fastwhich I choose,To loosenthe bondsof wickedness,To undothe bandsof the yoke,And to letthe oppressedgofreeAnd breakeveryyoke?
"The childrengatherwood,and the fatherskindlethe fire,and the womenkneaddoughto makecakesfor the queenof heaven;and [they] pourout drinkofferingsto othergodsin orderto spiteMe.
"They tieup heavyburdensand laythem on men'sshoulders,but they themselvesare unwillingto movethem with [so much as] a finger.
Then the Philistinesseizedhim and gougedout his eyes;and they broughthim downto Gazaand boundhim with bronzechains,and he was a grinderin the prison.
