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The young men replied, “This is what you should tell those complainers who want a lighter burden: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
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Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!’”
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Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to hear Rehoboam’s decision, just as the king had ordered.
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But Rehoboam spoke harshly to them, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors
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and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, “My father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!”