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The favour of princes has often bred insolence in those whom they advanced to high rank; (Esther 16, 2)
A madness comes over them, and they assail with false charges the very men who win the praise of all by faithfulness to their duties; (Esther 16, 5)
what easier, than to abuse with calumny the confidence of an unsuspecting ruler, who fancies all men to be as honest as himself? (Esther 16, 6)
no little foresight is needed, if the welfare of a great empire is to be preserved. (Esther 16, 8)
He received from us nothing but friendly usage; we would have him called our father, we would have reverence paid to him as one that stood next to the king’s person. (Esther 16, 11)
they are the children of that most high, most powerful and ever-living God by whose favour my fathers won this realm, and I maintain it. (Esther 16, 16)
There was a man dwelling in the land of Hus once, Job was the name of him, that was true and honest; ever he feared God, and kept far from wrong-doing. (Job 1, 1)
And ever when their week of feasting was over, Job would send for them,✻ and have them rid of all defilement; next morning, it was his first care to offer burnt-sacrifice for each of them. Who knows, thought he, but they may have committed some fault, these children of mine? Who knows but they may have slighted God in their secret thoughts? Never would he let the day pass without burnt-sacrifice. (Job 1, 5)
Why then, the Lord said, thou hast seen a servant of mine called Job. Here is a true man, an honest man, none like him on earth; ever he fears his God, and keeps far from wrong-doing. (Job 1, 8)
Even as he spoke, another messenger came in with news of the sheep, how God’s lightning had fallen, devouring sheep and shepherd, so that none was left to tell the tale but he. (Job 1, 16)
Naked I came, said he, when I left my mother’s womb, and whence I came, naked I must go. The Lord gave, the Lord has taken away; nothing is here befallen but what was the Lord’s will; blessed be the name of the Lord.✻ (Job 1, 21)
Why then, the Lord said, thou hast seen for thyself that this servant of mine, Job, has not his like on earth; a man so true and honest, ever fearing his God, and keeping far from wrong-doing. And still he maintains his innocence.✻ Shame it is that thou hast set me on to do him a mischief, and all to no purpose. (Job 2, 3)
