19 Now when virgins+ were collected together a second time, Morʹde·cai was sitting in the king’s gate.+

2 And all the king’s servants that were in the king’s gate+ were bowing low and prostrating themselves to Haʹman, for so the king had commanded respecting him. But as for Morʹde·cai, he would neither bow low nor prostrate himself.+

3 And all the princes of the king of Babylon proceeded to come in and sit down in the Middle Gate,+ [namely,] Nerʹgal-shar·eʹzer, Samʹgar-neʹbo, Sarʹse·chim, Rabʹsa·ris,* Nerʹgal-shar·eʹzer the Rabʹmag* and all the rest of the princes of the king of Babylon.

15 Hate what is bad, and love what is good,+ and give justice a place in the gate.+ It may be that Jehovah the God of armies will show favor+ to the remaining ones of Joseph.’+