Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you transgress the king's command?”
And all the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai did not bow down or pay homage.
“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
Now when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate.
But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.
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