42
But save us by your hand, and help me, who am alone and have no helper but you, O Lord.
43
You have knowledge of all things, and you know that I hate the splendor of the wicked and abhor the bed of the uncircumcised and of any alien.
44
You know my necessity—that I abhor the sign of my proud position, which is upon my head on days when I appear in public. I abhor it like a filthy rag, and I do not wear it on the days when I am at leisure.
45
And your servant has not eaten at Haman's table, and I have not honored the king's feast or drunk the wine of libations.
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Your servant has had no joy since the day that I was brought here until now, except in you, O Lord God of Abraham.