It so happened that on the third day Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace, opposite the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the palace, opposite the entrance.

whose trust is in something futile, whose security is a spider’s web.

A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God’s wrath.

The house he builds is as fragile as a moth’s cocoon, like a hut that a watchman has made.

to whom I appointed the steppe for its home, the salt wastes as its dwelling place?

I do not need to take a bull from your household or goats from your sheepfolds.

I will enter your temple with burnt sacrifices; I will fulfill the vows I made to you,

He put him in charge of his palace, and made him manager of all his property,

His house contains wealth and riches; his integrity endures.

Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.

For at the window of my house through my window lattice I looked out

Wisdom has built her house; she has carved out its seven pillars.

The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established;

the cedars are the beams of our bedroom chamber; the pines are the rafters of our bedroom.

O descendants of Jacob, come, let us walk in the Lord’s guiding light.

headdresses, ankle ornaments, sashes, sachets, amulets,

The Lord told me to say to the royal court of Judah, “Listen to what the Lord says,

Our inheritance is turned over to strangers; foreigners now occupy our homes.