Translations
Following the young men's counsel, he said: "My father made your yoke heavy — mine will be heavier still. My father disciplined you with whips; I will use scorpions."
He spoke to them as the young men had counselled: "My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."
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.
and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
