18:17 Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What ¹  you are doing is not good! 18:18 You will surely wear out, ²  both you and these people who are with you, for this is too ³  heavy a burden ⁴  for you; you are not able to do it by yourself. 18:19 Now listen to me, ⁵  I will give you advice, and may God be with you: You be a representative for the people to God, ⁶  and you bring ⁷  their disputes ⁸  to God; 18:20 warn ⁹  them of the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk ¹⁰  and the work they must do. ¹¹  18:21 But you choose ¹²  from the people capable men, ¹³  God-fearing, ¹⁴  men of truth, ¹⁵  those who hate bribes, ¹⁶  and put them over the people ¹⁷  as rulers ¹⁸  of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 18:22 They will judge ¹⁹  the people under normal circumstances, ²⁰  and every difficult case ²¹  they will bring to you, but every small case ²²  they themselves will judge, so that ²³  you may make it easier for yourself, ²⁴  and they will bear the burden ²⁵  with you. 18:23 If you do this thing, and God so commands you, ²⁶  then you will be able ²⁷  to endure, ²⁸  and all these people ²⁹  will be able to go ³⁰  home ³¹  satisfied.” ³² 

18:24 Moses listened to ³³  his father-in-law and did everything he had said.