8But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, and went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him:
9And said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?
10And the young men of his generation said to him, This is the answer to give to the people who came to you saying, Your father put a hard yoke on us; will you make it less? say to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's body;
11If my father put a hard yoke on you, I will make it harder: my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give you blows with snakes.
12So all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come back to me the third day.
13And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;
14But giving them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.
