KJVAnd Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.
“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
and Aaron saith, `Let not the anger of my lord burn; thou--thou hast known the people that it is in evil;
And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord burn! thou knowest the people, that they are [set] on mischief.
Exodus — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1 And when the people saw that Moses. In this narrative we perceive the detestable impiety of the people, their worse than base ingratitude, and their monstrous madness, mixed with stupidity. For their sakes Moses had been carried up above the state of terrestrial life, that he might receive the…