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His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, "Have them build a gallows 75 feet high. Ask the king in the morning to hang Mordecai on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself." The advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows constructed.

That night sleep escaped the king, so he ordered the book recording daily events to be brought and read to the king.

So Haman took the garment and the horse. He clothed Mordecai and paraded him through the city square, crying out before him, "This is what is done for the man the king wants to honor."

The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, so she got up and stood before the king.

A copy of the text, issued as law throughout every province, was distributed to all the peoples so the Jews could be ready to avenge themselves against their enemies on that day.

The king gave the orders for this to be done, so a law was announced in Susa, and they hung the bodies of Haman's 10 sons.

So the Jews agreed to continue the practice they had begun, as Mordecai had written them to do.

These days are remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim will not lose their significance in Jewish life and their memory will not fade from their descendants.

So Esther's command confirmed these customs of Purim, which were then written into the record.

"Very well," the Lord told Satan, "everything he owns is in your power. However, you must not lay a hand on Job himself." So Satan left the Lord 's presence.

Suddenly a powerful wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people so that they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you!"

So Satan left the Lord 's presence and infected Job with terrible boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.

He frustrates the schemes of the crafty so that they achieve no success.

He traps the wise in their craftiness so that the plans of the deceptive are quickly brought to an end.

So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

See how happy the man is God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty.

So this is what you have now become to me. When you see something dreadful, you are afraid.

So I have been made to inherit months of futility, and troubled nights have been assigned to me.

As a cloud fades away and vanishes, so the one who goes down to Sheol will never rise again.

so that I prefer strangling— death rather than life in this body.