How can I bear by myself the weight and burden and quarrel of you? -- the three terms (weight, burden, quarrel) capture the totality of judicial responsibility: disputes require wisdom, patience, and impartiality. The emotional weight ('how can I bear') shows that even a leader anointed by God reaches limits. This admission validates the need for distributed authority and foreshadows the importance of wise counsel.

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