Musar sobre Êxodo 18:14
וַיַּרְא֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ה֥וּא עֹשֶׂ֖ה לָעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָֽה־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אַתָּ֤ה עֹשֶׂה֙ לָעָ֔ם מַדּ֗וּעַ אַתָּ֤ה יוֹשֵׁב֙ לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ וְכָל־הָעָ֛ם נִצָּ֥ב עָלֶ֖יךָ מִן־בֹּ֥קֶר עַד־עָֽרֶב׃
Vendo, pois, o sogro de Moisés tudo o que ele fazia ao povo, perguntou: Que é isto que tu fazes ao povo? por que te assentas só, permanecendo todo o povo junto de ti desde a manhã até a tarde?
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
מדוע אתה יושב לבדך? Rashi comments that Yitro asked Moses "Why do you sit down like a king?" Yitro felt that by sitting down (while the people were standing) Moses belittled the dignity of the people. This seems difficult to credit, seeing that Yitro afterwards warned Moses of becoming too tired to be useful to his people if he continued to do what he did without help.
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