Exodus:18:15-19
rsv@Exodus:18:15 @ And Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God;
rsv@Exodus:18:16 @ when they have a dispute, they come to me and I decide between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God and his decisions."
rsv@Exodus:18:17 @ Moses' father-in-law said to him, "What you are doing is not good.
rsv@Exodus:18:18 @ You and the people with you will wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you; you are not able to perform it alone.
rsv@Exodus:18:19 @ Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God, and bring their cases to God;