13. But none of this gives me any pleasure as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate."
14. So his wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, "Order preparation of a pole that is seventy-five feet high. In the morning, speak with the king about having Mordecai impaled on it. Then you can go with the king to the feast in a happy mood." Haman liked the idea and had the pole prepared.