Make brick without straw

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【释义】：

作无米之炊；(喻)无计可施

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they be idle; there fore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not aught of your work shall be diminished.

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

Exod.5:6-12

当天，法老吩咐督工的和官长说：

“你们不可照常把草给百姓作砖，叫他们自己去捡草。

他们素常作砖的数目，你们仍旧向他们要，一点不可减少，因为他们是懒惰的，所以呼求说：‘容我们去祭祀我们的神。’

你们要把更重的工夫加在这些人身上，叫他们劳碌，不听虚谎的言语。”

督工的和官长出来对百姓说：“法老这样说：‘我不给你们草。

你们自己在哪里能找草，就往哪里去找吧!但你们的工一点不可减少。

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于是百姓散在埃及遍地，捡碎秸当作草。

《出埃及记》5∶6－12］

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【条目出处】：《圣经·旧约》