Est 5:13
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
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He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? {himself: Heb. his soul}
The wicked man travaileth with pain all {his} days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, {therewith} to be content.
Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all {is} vanity.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all {is} vanity and vexation of spirit.
Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.
And he said unto him, Why {art} thou, {being} the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. {lean: Heb. thin} {from day...: Heb. morning by morning}