20 The decree the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom,(A) so all women will honor their husbands,(B) from the greatest to the least.”(C)

21 The king and his counselors approved the proposal, and he followed Memucan’s advice. 22 He sent letters to all the royal provinces, to each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language,(D) that every man should be master of his own house and speak in the language of his own people.

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