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Ask a QuestionThen the king said, "Bring Haman quickly, that he may do as Esther has said." So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
"As for me, is my complaint against man? And if it were, why should I not be impatient?
The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him; Everyone shall follow him, As countless have gone before him.
But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him as a servant forever?
Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you leash him for your maidens?
In the LORD I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, "Flee as a bird to your mountain"?
As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And set me before Your face forever.
Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors.
Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.
You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains.
"As for the head of those who surround me, Let the evil of their lips cover them;
Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.
A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Take the garment of one who is surety for a stranger, And hold it as a pledge when it is for a seductress.
He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; Therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips.
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, But his heart is not with you.
For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, And the spirit will return to God who gave it.