11. So Haman got the robes and the horse, and he put the robes on Mordecai. Mordecai got on the horse, and Haman led him through the city square, announcing to the people as they went: “See how the king rewards a man he wishes to honour!”
12. Mordecai then went back to the palace entrance while Haman hurried home, covering his face in embarrassment.
13. He told his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then she and those wise friends of his said to him, “You are beginning to lose power to Mordecai. He is a Jew, and you cannot overcome him. He will certainly defeat you.”
14. While they were still talking, the palace eunuchs arrived in a hurry to take Haman to Esther's banquet.