“ Chapter 11 1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 2 The king said again to Esther, on the second day at the banquet of wine, "What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to half of the kingdom it shall be performed." 3 Then Esther the queen answered, "If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request. 4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. ”

“ Then I will go in to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish." 19 So Mordecai went his way and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.
20 Then Mordecai thought upon all the works of the Lord and made his prayer unto him, saying, 21 "O Lord, Lord, the King Almighty, the whole world is in your power and if you have appointed to save Israel, then no man can contradict you: 22 For you have made heaven and earth and all the wondrous things under the heavens. 23 You are Lord of all things; there is no man who can withstand you, for you are the Lord. ”

“ O Lord, you are righteous!
8 "Nevertheless, it does not satisfy them that we are in bitter captivity, but they have struck a deal with their idols. 9 They will abolish the purpose that you with your mouth have ordained, and destroy your inheritance, and silence the mouth of those who praise you, and quench the glory of your house and of your altar, 10 and open the mouths of the heathen to bring forth the praises of the idols, to magnify a fleshly king for ever. ”