וַיֹּ֣אמֶר פַּרְעֹ֔ה הֵן־רַבִּ֥ים עַתָּ֖ה עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ וְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥ם אֹתָ֖ם מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃
And Pharaoh said: ‘Behold, the people of the land are now many, and will ye make them rest from their burdens?’
Read Jewish philosophical commentary on Exodus 5:5: and classical philosophical sources.