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8 And he will forsake the counsel of the old men which they counseled, and he will consult the children which grew up with him, standing before him. 9 And he will say to them, What counsel ye? and we will turn back word to this people who spake to me, saying, Lighten from the yoke which thy father gave upon us. 10 And the children which grew up with him will speak with him, saying, Thou shalt say thus to the people who spake to thee, saying, Thy father made heavy our yoke, and lighten thou from us; thus shalt thou say to them, My little finger thick above my father's loins. 11 And now my father loaded upon you a heavy yoke, and I will add upon your yoke: my father corrected you with whips, and I with scorpions. 2 Chronicles 10:8-11, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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