"Thisdaythe ladiesof Persiaand Mediawhohave heardof the queen'sconductwill speakin [the same way] to allthe king'sprinces,and there will be plentyof contemptand anger.
He hadsevenhundredwives,princesses,and threehundredconcubines,and his wivesturnedhis heartaway.
"For the queen'sconductwill becomeknownto allthe womencausing them to lookwith contempton their husbandsby saying,'KingAhasueruscommandedQueenVashtito be broughtin to his presence,but she did not come.'
"Ifit pleasesthe king,let a royaledictbe issuedby him and let it be writtenin the lawsof Persiaand Mediaso that it cannotbe repealed,that Vashtimay nolonger comeinto the presenceof KingAhasuerus,and let the kinggiveher royalpositionto anotherwho is moreworthythanshe.
"Her wiseprincesseswould answerher, Indeedshe repeatsher wordsto herself,
