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Esther 5:13

Mordecai
Envy and jealousyContentmentPrideGratitude

11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

12 Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.

Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.

14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.

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BSB
Yet none of this satisfies me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
KJV
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.
WEB
Yet all this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”
ASV
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king`s gate.
DARBY
Yet all this is of no avail to me so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
BLB
And all this, none of it is equal to me with every time that I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the gate of the king.”
ÅB
Men alt dette er meg ikke nok all den stund jeg ser jøden Mordekai sitte i kongens port.
OTB
Likevel gir alt dette meg ingen tilfredsstillelse så lenge jeg ser Mordekai, jøden, sitte ved kongens port.”
B1930
Men alt dette er mig ikke nok all den stund jeg ser jøden Mordekai sitte i kongens port.

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Cross references

  • Philippians 4:11–12

    Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

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  • Job 15:20

    The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

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  • Job 18:4

    He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

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  • 1 Kings 21:4–6

    And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

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  • Ecclesiastes 1:2

    Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.

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  • Esther 5:9

    Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.

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  • Ecclesiastes 1:14

    I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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