Exodus 5:17 DBY

¹⁵  Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why dost thou deal thus with thy bondmen?

¹⁶  There is no straw given to thy bondmen, and they say to us, Make brick; and behold, thy bondmen are beaten, but it is the fault of thy people.

¹⁷  And he said, Ye are idle, idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.

¹⁸  And now go -- work! and straw shall not be given you, and ye shall deliver the measure of bricks.

¹⁹  And the officers of the children of Israel saw [that] it stood ill with them, because it was said, Ye shall not diminish anything from your bricks, the daily work.