¹⁷ Pharaoh said, “Lazy, that’s what you are—lazy!^(A) That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’

¹⁰ For even when we were with you,^(A) we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work^(B) shall not eat.”

¹¹ We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.^(C)

²⁷ Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures^(A) to eternal life,^(B) which the Son of Man^(C) will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal^(D) of approval.”

⁸ When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked.

⁸ But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don’t reduce the quota.^(A) They are lazy;^(B) that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’^(C)