1 Nephi 16:1

And now it came to pass that

after I, Nephi, had made an end of speaking to my brethren,

behold they said unto me:

Thou hast declared unto us hard things,

more than we are able to bear.

Thou hast declared unto us hard things,

hard - 5 occurrences in 4 verses - 1 Nephi 16:1, 2, 3,   17:46

hard things - 3 occurrences in 3 verses - 1 Nephi 16:1, 2, 3