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Even though this wicked criminal plotted to wipe out the Jews, I find that they are not traitors at all but are governed by very just laws.
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They worship the living God, the highest and greatest God, who has kept our empire in its excellent condition from the time of our ancestors until our own day. %0
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"Therefore I advise you not to carry out the instructions issued in the letters sent out by Haman.
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He is the person responsible for all of this, and he has been hanged, along with his entire family, at the gates of Susa. God, who governs all things, has given him the speedy punishment that he deserved. %0
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"I order you to post copies of this decree in every public place. Permit the Jews to live by their own customs,
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.