Exodus 18:18

18. Wear away Hebrews, fading thou wilt fade . That is, as a leaf that withers and decays . Excessive labour and anxiety will send the strongest and holiest man into decline .

And this people The people as well as the judge would necessarily become weary and restless by long waiting and delay of judgment, and some, perhaps, would be tempted to go away and take the judgment into their own hands .