“But all this does not suit me, as long as I see Mordeḵ
who came with Zerubbaḇ
And Haman went out that day rejoicing and with a glad heart. But when Haman saw Mordeḵ
All the days of the wrong one he is paining himself, and few years have been stored up for the ruthless.
You who tear yourself to pieces in displeasure – would the earth be forsaken for your sake? Or the rock move from its place?
The wrong plots against the righteous, And gnashes his teeth at him.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun. And see, all was futile and feeding on wind.
“Futility! Futility!” says Qoheleth. “Futility, futility, all is futile!”