When Hamansawthat Mordecaineitherboweddownnorpaidhomageto him, Hamanwas filledwith rage.
But QueenVashtirefusedto comeat the king'scommanddeliveredby the eunuchs.Then the kingbecameveryangryand his wrathburnedwithin him.
Allthe king'sservantswhowere at the king'sgateboweddownand paidhomageto Haman;for sothe kinghad commandedconcerning him. But Mordecaineitherboweddownnorpaidhomage.
Now it was when they had spokendailyto him and he would not listento them, that they toldHamanto seewhether Mordecai'sreasonwould stand;for he had toldthem that he was a Jew.
Then Hamanwentout that daygladand pleasedof heart;but when HamansawMordecaiin the king'sgateand that he did not standup or tremblebeforehim, Hamanwas filledwith angeragainstMordecai.
"For angerslaysthe foolishman,And jealousykillsthe simple.
The wickedplotsagainst the righteousAnd gnashesat him with his teeth.
A fool'sangeris knownat once,But a prudentmanconcealsdishonor.
[A man of] greatangerwill bearthe penalty,For ifyou rescue[him], you will only have to doit again.
"Proud,""Haughty,""Scoffer,"are his names,Who actswith insolentpride.
follyis setin manyexaltedplaceswhile richmensitin humbleplaces.
ThenNebuchadnezzarwas filledwith wrath,and his facialexpressionwas alteredtowardShadrach,Meshachand Abed-nego.He answeredby givingordersto heatthe furnaceseventimesmorethanit was usuallyheated.
