¹⁴ and may ^[a](A)God Almighty ^(B)grant you compassion before the man, so that he will release to you ^(C)your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, ^(D)if I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”

¹⁶ “Go, gather all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; ^(A)do not eat or drink for ^(B)three days, night or day. I and my young women also will fast in the same way. And thus I will go in to the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.”