Esther 5:9-13

9Haman was a happy man as he left the banquet! But when he saw Mordecai sitting at the palace gate, not standing up or trembling nervously before him, Haman became furious.

10However, he restrained himself and went on home. Then Haman gathered together his friends and Zeresh, his wife,

11and boasted to them about his great wealth and his many children. He bragged about the honors the king had given him and how he had been promoted over all the other nobles and officials.

12Then Haman added, “And that’s not all! Queen Esther invited only me and the king himself to the banquet she prepared for us. And she has invited me to dine with her and the king again tomorrow!”

13Then he added, “But this is all worth nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew just sitting there at the palace gate.”