17. But he said, “You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’
18. Go now and work. No straw will be given you, but you must still deliver the same number of bricks.”
19. The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, “You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day.”
20. They met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them, as they came out from Pharaoh;
21. and they said to them, “The Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to kill us.”
22. Then Moses turned to the Lord and said, “O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me?