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And that I have not eaten at Aman's table, nor hath the king's banquet pleased me, and that I have not drunk the wine of the drink offerings:
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And that thy handmaid hath never rejoiced, since I was brought hither unto this day, but in thee, O Lord, the God of Abraham.
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O God, who art mighty above all, hear the voice of them, that have no other hope, and deliver us from the hand of the wicked, and deliver me from my fear.
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And he commanded her (no doubt but he was Mardochai) to go to the king, and petition for her people, and for her country.
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Remember, (said he,) the days of thy low estate, how thou wast brought up by my hand, because Aman the second after the king hath spoken against us unto death.
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And do thou call upon the Lord, and speak to the king for us, and deliver us from death.
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And on the third day she laid away the garments she wore, and put on her glorious apparel.
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And glittering in royal robes, after she had called upon God the ruler and Saviour of all, she took two maids with her,
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And upon one of them she leaned, as if for delicateness and overmuch tenderness she were not able to bear up her own body.
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And the other maid followed her lady, bearing up her train flowing on the ground.
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But she with a rosy colour in her face, and with gracious and bright eyes, hid a mind full of anguish, and exceeding great fear.