And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou say unto the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger is thicker than my father's loins.
And þei answeriden, as yonge men and nurschyd with hym in delicis, and seiden, Þus thou schalt speke to þe puple þat seide to þee, Þi fadir made greuouse oure yok, releese thou; and thus thou schalt answere to hem, My leeste fyngur is gretter than þe leendis of my fader;