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.