1 Kings 12:10

The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall tell this people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us;’ you shall say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.
World English Bible (WEB)
And the young men{H3206} that were grown up{H1431}{(H8804)} with him spake{H1696}{(H8762)} unto him, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thus shalt thou speak{H559}{(H8799)} unto this people{H5971} that spake{H1696}{(H8765)} unto thee, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thy father{H1} made{H3513} our yoke{H5923} heavy{H3513}{(H8689)}, but make thou it lighter{H7043}{(H8685)} unto us; thus shalt thou say{H1696}{(H8762)} unto them, My little{H6995} finger shall be thicker{H5666}{(H8804)} than my father's{H1} loins{H4975}.
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The F.O.G Paraphrase
And they speak unto him—the lads who had grown up with him—saying, ‘Thus dost thou say to this people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make it light upon us; thus dost thou speak unto them, My little finger is thicker than the loins of my father;
Young's Literal Translation

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