And the spirit of Ahab was troubled, and he lay down upon his bed, and covered his face, and ate no bread.

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is one man here [for us] to inquire of the Lord by; but I hate him, for he does not speak good of me, but only evil; Micaiah son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat king of Judah said, Let not the king say such things!

But these things please me not, while I see Mordecai the Jew in the court.

And Mordecai returned to the palace. But Haman went home mourning, and covered his head.

And Haman related the events that had befallen him to Zeresh his wife, and to [his] friends. And his friends and his wife said to him, If Mordecai [is] of the race of the Jews, [and] you have begun to be humbled before him, you will surely fall, and you will not be able to withstand him, for the living God [is] with him.

For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.

The folly of a man spoils his ways, and he blames God in his heart.