{11:6} Dixitque Esther: Hostis et inimicus noster pessimus iste est Aman. Quod ille audiens, illico obstupuit, vultum regis ac reginæ ferre non sustinens.
{11:6} And Esther said, “This is our most wicked enemy and foe: Haman!” Hearing this, Haman was suddenly dumbfounded, unable to bear the faces of the king and the queen.
{12:7} Responditque rex Assuerus Esther reginæ, et Mardochæo Iudæo: Domum Aman concessi Esther, et ipsum iussi affigi cruci, quia ausus est manum mittere in Iudæos.
{12:7} And king Artaxerxes answered Esther the queen and Mordecai the Jew, “I have granted Haman’s house to Esther, and I have ordered him to be fastened to a cross, because he dared to lay hands on the Jews.
I just reread Esther a few weeks ago. I always love the part when the King unwittingly plays "rope-a-dope" with Hamen, forcing Hamen to honor Mordecai with the honor Hamen intended for himself.
When will people ever learn that you shouldn't mess with the Jews?