What the gods can digest will not sour in the belly of a slave.

— Moses (Charlton Heston)

4 seconds sound clip from the The Ten Commandments (1956) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:37:04.110 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Slaves draw stone and brick. My horses draw the next Pharaoh.

- Is there any grain stored here in Goshen?

- None that you would dare take, my brother.

- The temple granaries are full.

- Bring the push-pole men and some women with baskets.

- I will... great prince.

- I warn you, Moses, the temple grain belongs to the gods.

- What the gods can digest will not sour in the belly of a slave.

- Push-pole men!

- You, back where you belong!

- I have the prince's orders. One and two poles, up!

- Bring 100 women with baskets. Elisheba, bring your basket.

- Out of the way! Break open the bins. Out of the way. Stand back.

- Divine one.

- Hm! There! My jackals have your hounds at bay.

[...]

The Ten Commandments (1956) Sound Clip

The Ten Commandments (1956) posterListen to the best quotes from The Ten Commandments (1956), accompanied by short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

Actors: Charlton Heston (Moses), Yul Brynner (Ramses II), Anne Baxter (Nefretiri), Edward G. Robinson (Dathan), Yvonne De Carlo (Sephora)

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