Haman then recounted to them his fabulous wealth, his many sons, and how the king had magnified him and exalted him over the king's other officials and servants.

I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.

"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?

I will climb up to the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High!"

A green bay-tree

Such is the destiny of all who forget God; the hope of the godless perishes,

All the birds of the sky nested in its boughs; under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth, in its shade all the great nations lived.

The tree that you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached to the sky, and which could be seen in all the land,

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For they will quickly dry up like grass, and wither away like plants.

How deserted will that once-famous city be, that city that was once filled with joy!