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Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from all other people's, and they do not keep the king's laws. Therefore it is not fitting for the king to let them remain.

Therefore the Jews of the villages who dwelt in the unwalled towns celebrated the fourteenth day of the month of Adar with gladness and feasting, as a holiday, and for sending presents to one another.

So they called these days Purim, after the name Pur. Therefore, because of all the words of this letter, what they had seen concerning this matter, and what had happened to them,

"Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects; Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea-- Therefore my words have been rash.

Now therefore, be pleased to look at me; For I would never lie to your face.

"Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

It is all one thing; Therefore I say, "He destroys the blameless and the wicked.'

That He would show you the secrets of wisdom! For they would double your prudence. Know therefore that God exacts from you Less than your iniquity deserves.

For You have hidden their heart from understanding; Therefore You will not exalt them.

"Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer, Because of the turmoil within me.

Nothing is left for him to eat; Therefore his well-being will not last.

Therefore snares are all around you, And sudden fear troubles you,

Therefore I am terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am afraid of Him.

So Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said: "I am young in years, and you are very old; Therefore I was afraid, And dared not declare my opinion to you.

"Therefore I say, "Listen to me, I also will declare my opinion.'

"Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to commit iniquity.

Therefore He knows their works; He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed.

Should He repay it according to your terms, Just because you disavow it? You must choose, and not I; Therefore speak what you know.

Therefore Job opens his mouth in vain; He multiplies words without knowledge."