And the sovereign answered them harshly. Thus Sovereign Reḥ
“The man, the master of the land, spoke to us harshly, and took us for spies of the land.
And Yosĕ
So Yaroḇ
and spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I, I add to it; my father chastised you with whips, but I with scourges!”
But he ignored the advice the elders gave him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
And Pharaoh said to him, “Get away from me! Watch yourself and see my face no more, for in the day you see my face you die!”
A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up displeasure.
The poor speaks beseechingly, But the rich answers fiercely.
Cease, my son, to hear discipline, And you shall stray from the words of knowledge.