Esther 5:9-11

New Catholic Bible

Haman’s Rage against Mordecai. ⁹ When Haman left that day he was happy and in a good mood. But when he caught sight of Mordecai at the king’s gate and noted that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was consumed with rage toward Mordecai. ¹⁰ Nonetheless, he was able to control himself and go home.

Then he invited his friends to his house and asked his wife, Zeresh, to join them. ¹¹ Haman boasted to them about his great wealth, his many sons, and about the honor the king had paid him by promoting him above the other nobles and officials. Read full chapter