Exodus 5:6-8

6On that day, Pharaoh gave a command to the masters of the slaves, and to the leaders of the work.

7This was the command: ‘Do not give the people any more straw to make bricks. Now they must go and find their own straw.

8But they must still make the same number of bricks as they did before. Do not let them make fewer bricks. These people are lazy. That is why they are complaining. They say, “We want to go and offer sacrifices to our God.”