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And all the princes of the provinces and the commanders of the armies and the governors and those who were employed in the kings work honored the Jews because the fear of the king fell upon them.

Because Haman the son of Hammadatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast lots to consume them and to destroy them;

Therefore they called these days Porayey, after the name Passover. Because of all the words of this letter and of that which they had seen concerning this matter and because of that which has befallen them.

Because it did not shut the doors of my mothers womb, nor hide trouble from my eyes.

But now because misfortune has come upon you, and you are weary; it touches you, and you are terrified.

You also have become such to me; because before you saw terror, you were afraid.

For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are like a shadow;

Though I am at rest, I am afraid of every torment, because I know that thou wilt not declare me innocent.

The LORD does not answer because of the multitude of words, neither can a fluent speaker be justified by his discourse.

Because you shall forget your misery, and you shall be led like running water;

Then you will have confidence because there is hope; yea, you lie down and take your rest in safety:

Because in his hand are the souls of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

Though he slay me, yet will I look for him; because my ways are before him.

He does not believe that he shall be overthrown because of the darkness, and that he shall see the sword.

He flees because of the threat of judgment; he does not know that the day of darkness is already at his hand,

Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and strengthened himself against the Almighty.

Because he has deceived himself with his wealth, and he places Pleiades above Aldebaran.

My eye is dim because of anger, and all my senses are like a shadow.

Others shall dwell in his tent, because there is no one in it; brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

Because he has thought to forsake the poor; because he has violently taken away a house which he did not build.