23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned because of their difficult labor, and they cried out;(A) and their cry for help ascended to God because of the difficult labor.

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15 Mordecai went from the king’s presence clothed in royal purple and white, with a great gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen.(A) The city of Susa shouted and rejoiced,(B)

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10 When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices,(A)
and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.

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12 When the righteous triumph,
there is great rejoicing,[a]
but when the wicked come to power,
people hide themselves.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:12 Lit glory

28 When the wicked come to power,
people hide,
but when they are destroyed,
the righteous flourish.(A)

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