⁸And you shall lay upon them the task of bricks, which they did before; neither shall you diminish any thing thereof, for they are idle, and therefore they cry. saying: Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

⁹Let them be oppressed with works, and let them fulfil them; that they may not regard lying words.

¹⁰And the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters, went out and said to the people: Thus saith Pharao: I allow you no straw;

¹¹Go, and gather it where you can find it; neither shall any thing of your work be diminished.

¹²And the people was scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather straw.

¹³And the overseers of the works pressed them, saying: Fulfil your work every day, as before ye were wont to do, when straw was given you.

¹⁴And they that were over the works of the children of Israel, were scourged by Pharao’s taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up the task of bricks, both yesterday and to day, as before?

¹⁵And the officers of the children of Israel came, and cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou so with thy servants?

¹⁶Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us as before; behold we, thy servants, are beaten with whips, and thy people is unjustly dealt withal.

¹⁷And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.

¹⁸Go therefore and work: straw shall not be given you, and you shall deliver the accustomed number of bricks.

¹⁹And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in evil case, because it was said to them: There shall not a whit be diminished of the bricks for every day.

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