Haman’s Pride

⁹ Then Haman went out that day joyful and pleased of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai ^(A)at the king’s gate and ^(B)that he did not stand up or tremble before him, Haman was filled with anger against Mordecai. ¹⁰ Haman controlled himself, however, and went to his house. But he ^[a]sent for his friends and his wife ^(C)Zeresh. ¹¹ Then Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and his ^(D)many sons, and every occasion on which the king had honored him and how he had ^[b](E)promoted him above the officials and servants of the king. ¹² Haman also said, “Even Esther the queen let no one except me come with the king to the banquet which she had prepared; and ^(F)tomorrow also I am invited by her with the king. ¹³ Yet all of this ^[c]does not satisfy me every time I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at ^(G)the king’s gate.” ¹⁴ Then Zeresh his wife and all his friends said to him, “^(H)Have a wooden gallows ^[d]fifty cubits high made, and in the morning ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on it; then go joyfully with the king to the banquet.” And the ^[e]advice pleased Haman, so he had the wooden gallows made.