11. And so Haman took the robe and the horse, and arraying Mordecai in the street of the city, and setting him on the horse, he went before him and cried out, "He is worthy of this honor, whom the king has decided to honor."
12. And Mordecai returned to the palace door. And Haman hurried to go to his house, mourning and hiding his head.
13. And he explained to Zeresh his wife and to his friends all that had happened to him. And the wise men, whom he held in counsel, and his wife, answered him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is from the offspring of the Jews, you will not be able to withstand him, but you will fall in his sight."
14. As they were still speaking, the king's eunuchs arrived and compelled him to go quickly to the feast, which the queen had prepared.