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So when Esthers eunuchs and her maidens came in and told her, the queen was exceedingly disturbed; and she sent garments to clothe Mordecai and to take away his sackcloth from him; but he did not accept them.

All the kings servants know that whosoever, whether man or woman, comes to the king into the inner court who is not called, for him there is but one law to put him to death, except the one to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live; but I have not been called to come in to the king these three days.

For if you altogether remain silent this time, then relief and salvation shall arise to the Jews from an other place; but you and your fathers house shall be destroyed; and who knows whether you have been called to come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Then Haman went out that day joyful and glad in his heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai sitting in the kings gate, that he neither stood up nor moved for him, Haman was full of indignation against Mordecai.

Haman said moreover, Even Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but me; and to morrow I am invited by her together with the king.

And Mordecai came again to the kings gate. But Haman went to his house mourning and having his head covered.

And Haman told Zeresh his wife everything that had befallen him. Then his friends and Zeresh his wife said to him, If Mordecai is of the Jewish race, before whom you have begun to fall, you shall not prevail against him, but will surely again be humbled before him.

For we are sold, I and my people, to be slain, to be put to the sword, and to perish. But if we had been sold merely as bondmen and bondwomen, I would have held my tongue, but the enemy would not hesitate to cause damage to the king.

The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammadatha, the enemy of the Jews; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

For the Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the same month, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

And the rest of the Jews who were in the kings provinces gathered themselves together to defend their lives, and had rest from their enemies and slew of those who hated them seventy-five thousand, but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

But put forth thy hand now, and destroy all that he has, and he will curse thee to thy face.

But put forth thy hand now, and touch his flesh or his bone, and he will curse thee to thy face.

But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. We have indeed received Gods blessings, now shall we not also receive his afflictions? In all these misfortunes Job did not sin, nor did he blaspheme against God with his lips.

Let the stars of twilight thereof be dark; let the people wait for light, but receive none; neither let them see the dawning of the day;

Who long for death, but it comes not, and seek it as one seeks a hidden treasure;

If I venture to speak with you, will you be wearied? But who can restrain himself from speaking with you?

But now because misfortune has come upon you, and you are weary; it touches you, and you are terrified.

Then I arose, but I could not discern its meaning; there was no form before my eyes, but I heard a gentle voice, saying,

I have seen the wicked prosper; but his habitation is suddenly destroyed.