Thematic Bible: Haman's selfish conceit


Thematic Bible



They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them

Yes, the dogs are for ever looking for food; while these, the keepers of the sheep, are without wisdom: they have all gone after their pleasure, every one looking for profit; they are all the same.

So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring? Then the thought came into Haman's mind, Whom, more than myself, would the king have pleasure in honouring?


Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain