Their assistants also lorded it over the people. I did not act like that. My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Burdens tend to make a person feel overwhelmed and greatly challenged.
Burdens often seem unfair and something people would not normally do or would be unreasonable to expect them to do. Burden is something that is not only physically trying but emotionally as well. A burden sticks with you. You become continually mindful of it. This is all a reference to David's sin with Bathsheba.