That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.
And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or
Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it wa
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them
Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accum
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.