And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.
1 Kings 12:14 - Catholic Public Domain Version And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: "My father weighed down your yoke, but I will add more to your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions." 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; he chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. American Standard Version (1901) and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. Common English Bible and instead followed the young people’s advice. He said, “My father made your workload heavy, but I’ll make it even heavier! My father disciplined you with whips, but I’ll do it with scorpions!” Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: My father made your yoke heavy; but I will add to your yoke. My father beat you with whips; but I will beat you with scorpions. English Standard Version 2016 he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” |
And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.
And the Egyptians hated the sons of Israel, and they afflicted them and mocked them.
And they led their life directly into bitterness, with hard work in clay and brick, and with all kinds of servitude, so that they were being overwhelmed with the works of the land.
The thoughts of the just are judgments. And the counsels of the impious are dishonest.
Among the arrogant, there are always conflicts. But those who do everything with counsel are ruled by wisdom.
Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.
And why have I not listened to the voice of those who guided me? And why has my ear not inclined to my teachers?
All the leaders of your kingdom, the magistrates and governors, the senators and judges, have taken counsel that an imperial decree and edict should be published, so that all who ask any petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, will be cast into the den of lions.
But if you hold a bitter zeal, and if there is contention in your hearts, then do not boast and do not be liars against the truth.