and Haman recounteth to Zeresh his wife, and to all his friends, all that hath met him, and his wise men say to him, and Zeresh his wife, 'If Mordecai is of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou art not able for him, but dost certainly fall before him.'

They are yet speaking with him, and eunuchs of the king have come, and haste to bring in Haman unto the banquet that Esther hath made.

And the king Ahasuerus saith, yea, he saith to Esther the queen, 'Who is he -- this one? and where is this one? -- he whose heart hath filled him to do so?'

And Esther saith, 'The man -- adversary and enemy -- is this wicked Haman;' and Haman hath been afraid at the presence of the king and of the queen.

And the king hath risen, in his fury, from the banquet of wine, unto the garden of the house, and Haman hath remained to seek for his life from Esther the queen, for he hath seen that evil hath been determined against him by the king.

And the king hath turned back out of the garden of the house unto the house of the banquet of wine, and Haman is falling on the couch on which Esther is, and the king saith, 'Also to subdue the queen with me in the house?' the word hath gone out from the mouth of the king, and the face of Haman they have covered.

And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.

On that day hath the king Ahasuerus given to Esther the queen the house of Haman, adversary of the Jews, and Mordecai hath come in before the king, for Esther hath declared what he is to her,

and the king turneth aside his signet, that he hath caused to pass away from Haman, and giveth it to Mordecai, and Esther setteth Mordecai over the house of Haman.

and saith, 'If to the king it be good, and if I have found grace before him, and the thing hath been right before the king, and I be good in his eyes, let it be written to bring back the letters -- a device of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite -- that he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all provinces of the king,

And the scribes of the king are called, at that time, in the third month -- it is the month of Sivan -- in the three and twentieth of it, and it is written, according to all that Mordecai hath commanded, unto the Jews, and unto the lieutenants, and the governors, and the heads of the provinces, that are from Hodu even unto Cush, seven and twenty and a hundred provinces -- province and province according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, and unto the Jews according to their writing, and according to their tongue.

that the king hath given to the Jews who are in every city and city, to be assembled, and to stand for their life, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy the whole force of the people and province who are distressing them, infants and women, and their spoil to seize.

The runners, riding on the dromedary, and the mules, have gone out, hastened and pressed by the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace.

And Mordecai went out from before the king, in royal clothing of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan hath rejoiced and been glad;

to the Jews hath been light, and gladness, and joy, and honour,

and in every province and province, and in every city and city, the place where the word of the king, even his law, is coming, gladness and joy are to the Jews, a banquet, and a good day; and many of the peoples of the land are becoming Jews, for a fear of the Jews hath fallen upon them.

And in the twelfth month -- it is the month of Adar -- on the thirteenth day of it, in which the word of the king, even his law, hath come to be done, in the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to rule over them, and it is turned that the Jews rule over those hating them --

the Jews have been assembled in their cities, in all provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to put forth a hand on those seeking their evil, and no man hath stood in their presence, for their fear hath fallen on all the peoples.

And all heads of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the governors, and those doing the work that the king hath, are lifting up the Jews, for a fear of Mordecai hath fallen upon them;

On that day hath come the number of the slain in Shushan the palace before the king,

as days on which the Jews have rested from their enemies, and the month that hath been turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to a good day, to make them days of banquet and of joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the needy.

And the Jews have received that which they had begun to do, and that which Mordecai hath written unto them,

therefore they have called these days Purim -- by the name of the lot -- therefore, because of all the words of this letter, and what they have seen concerning this, and what hath come unto them,

to establish these days of Purim, in their seasons, as Mordecai the Jew hath established on them, and Esther the queen, and as they had established on themselves, and on their seed -- matters of the fastings, and of their cry.

And a saying of Esther hath established these matters of Purim, and it is written in the Book.

A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

and it cometh to pass, when they have gone round the days of the banquet, that Job doth send and sanctify them, and hath risen early in the morning, and caused to ascend burnt-offerings -- the number of them all -- for Job said, 'Perhaps my sons have sinned, yet blessed God in their heart.' Thus doth Job all the days.

Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath -- round about?

The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath -- if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, all that he hath is in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.

And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, 'The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,

While this one is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Fire of God hath fallen from the heavens, and burneth among the flock, and among the young men, and consumeth them, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare it to thee.'

While this one is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Chaldeans made three heads, and rush on the camels, and take them, and the young men they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare it to thee.'

While this one is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Thy sons and thy daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

And lo, a great wind hath come from over the wilderness, and striketh against the four corners of the house, and it falleth on the young men, and they are dead, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare it to thee.'

and he saith, 'Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked I turn back thither: Jehovah hath given and Jehovah hath taken: let the name of Jehovah be blessed.'

In all this Job hath not sinned, nor given folly to God.

And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.

And he saith unto her, 'As one of the foolish women speaketh, thou speakest; yea, the good we receive from God, and the evil we do not receive.' In all this Job hath not sinned with his lips.

And three of the friends of Job hear of all this evil that hath come upon him, and they come in each from his place -- Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite -- and they are met together to come in to bemoan him, and to comfort him;

And they sit with him on the earth seven days and seven nights, and there is none speaking unto him a word when they have seen that the pain hath been very great.

After this hath Job opened his mouth, and revileth his day.

Let the day perish in which I am born, And the night that hath said: 'A man-child hath been conceived.'

Because it hath not shut the doors Of the womb that was mine! And hide misery from mine eyes.

To a man whose way hath been hidden, And whom God doth shut up?

Hath one tried a word with thee? -- Thou art weary! And to keep in words who is able?

Remember, I pray thee, Who, being innocent, hath perished? And where have the upright been cut off?

Fear hath met me, and trembling, And the multitude of my bones caused to fear.

Hath not their excellency been removed with them? They die, and not in wisdom!

And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.

In famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.

(For with sons of the field is thy covenant, And the beast of the field Hath been at peace with thee.)

They were ashamed that one hath trusted, They have come unto it and are confounded.

If I lay down then I said, 'When do I rise!' And evening hath been measured, And I have been full of tossings till dawn.

Clothed hath been my flesh with worms, And a clod of dust, My skin hath been shrivelled and is loathsome,

Consumed hath been a cloud, and it goeth, So he who is going down to Sheol cometh not up.

If pure and upright thou art, Surely now He waketh for thee, And hath completed The habitation of thy righteousness.

And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.

If one doth destroy him from his place, Then it hath feigned concerning him, I have not seen thee!

Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?

Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.

Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.

Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who is he?

My soul hath been weary of my life, I leave off my talking to myself, I speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Life and kindness Thou hast done with me. And Thy inspection hath preserved my spirit.

And declare to thee secrets of wisdom, For counsel hath foldings. And know thou that God forgetteth for thee, Some of thine iniquity.

For he hath known men of vanity, And He seeth iniquity, And one doth not consider it!

And the eyes of the wicked are consumed, And refuge hath perished from them, And their hope is a breathing out of soul!

At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.

'Who hath not known in all these, That the hand of Jehovah hath done this?

The bands of kings He hath opened, And He bindeth a girdle on their loins.

Lo, all -- hath mine eye seen, Heard hath mine ear, and it attendeth to it.

And he, as a rotten thing, weareth away, As a garment hath a moth consumed him.

As a flower he hath gone forth, and is cut off, And he fleeth as a shadow and standeth not.

From the fragrance of water it doth flourish, And hath made a crop as a plant.

And man hath lain down, and riseth not, Till the wearing out of the heavens they awake not, Nor are roused from their sleep.

He is wandering for bread -- 'Where is it?' He hath known that ready at his hand Is a day of darkness.

For he hath covered his face with his fat, And maketh vigour over his confidence.

Let him not put credence in vanity, He hath been deceived, For vanity is his recompence.

For the company of the profane is gloomy, And fire hath consumed tents of bribery.

Only, now, it hath wearied me; Thou hast desolated all my company,

And Thou dost loathe me, For a witness it hath been, And rise up against me doth my failure, In my face it testifieth.

His anger hath torn, and he hateth me, He hath gnashed at me with his teeth, My adversary sharpeneth his eyes for me.

At ease I have been, and he breaketh me, And he hath laid hold on my neck, And he breaketh me in pieces, And he raiseth me to him for a mark.

My interpreter is my friend, Unto God hath mine eye dropped:

My spirit hath been destroyed, My days extinguished -- graves are for me.

The light hath been dark in his tent, And his lamp over him is extinguished.

His memorial hath perished from the land, And he hath no name on the street.

He hath no continuator, Nor successor among his people, And none is remaining in his dwellings.

Only these are tabernacles of the perverse, And this the place God hath not known.

Know now, that God turned me upside down, And His net against me hath set round,

Mine honour from off me He hath stripped, And He turneth the crown from my head.

My brethren from me He hath put far off, And mine acquaintances surely Have been estranged from me.

To my skin and to my flesh Cleaved hath my bone, And I deliver myself with the skin of my teeth.

Pity me, pity me, ye my friends, For the hand of God hath stricken against me.

And after my skin hath compassed this body, Then from my flesh I see God:

But ye say, 'Why do we pursue after him?' And the root of the matter hath been found in me.

The eye hath not seen him, and addeth not. And not again doth his place behold him.

Hath pity on it, and doth not forsake it, And keep it back in the midst of his palate,

Wealth he hath swallowed, and doth vomit it. From his belly God driveth it out.