Exodus 18:14-17 And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said: 'What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto even?'

JPS_ASV_Byz⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁴ And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said: 'What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto even?' ¹⁵ And Moses said unto his father-in-law: 'Because the people come unto me to inquire of God; ¹⁶ when they have a matter, it cometh unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbour, and I make them know the statutes of God, and His laws.' ¹⁷ And Moses' father-in-law said unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good.