你们当谨慎，不可迟延，为何容害加重，使王受亏损呢？”

你们当谨慎办这事，不可迟延，何必让损害加重，使王受亏损呢？”

你们当谨慎办这事，不可迟延，何必让损害加重，使王受亏损呢？”

要认真办理这事，不可迟延，何必容事情恶化，使王受亏损呢？”

你们要留心，不可疏忽这事，使王的亏损增加。”

你們當謹慎，不可遲延，為何容害加重，使王受虧損呢？」

你們當謹慎辦這事，不可遲延，何必讓損害加重，使王受虧損呢？」

你們當謹慎辦這事，不可遲延，何必讓損害加重，使王受虧損呢？」

要認真辦理這事，不可遲延，何必容事情惡化，使王受虧損呢？」

你們要留心，不可疏忽這事，使王的虧損增加。”

你們要接受警告，不可懈怠，免得損害加重，使王受着虧損。

爾其慎之、勿延、奚可生害、致虧諸王哉、

免虧國帑、毋方我命、欽哉。

爾其慎哉、勿誤斯事、免患日增、而有害於王、

Be careful not to neglect this matter. Why let this threat grow, to the detriment of the royal interests?

Pay careful attention to this matter. Why should we let this danger grow? That would not be in our best interests.

And take care not to be slack in this matter. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the king?”

Be diligent, and don’t neglect this matter, for we must not permit the situation to harm the king’s interests.”

See that you not neglect this matter. Otherwise, the damage will increase and the royal interests will suffer.

And beware of being negligent in carrying out this matter; why should there be great damage, to the detriment of the kings?”

Take heed now that you do not fail to do this. Why should damage increase to the hurt of the kings?

And take heed that ye be not slack herein: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

See that you not neglect this matter. Otherwise, the damage will increase and the royal interests will suffer.

Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

Exercise appropriate caution so that there is no negligence in this matter. Why should danger increase to the point that kings sustain damage?”

Be careful that you not be slack doing so. Why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

Then Haman said to King Xerxes,“ There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.” (niv)

Furthermore, the king should know that if this city is built and its walls are restored, no more taxes, tribute or duty will be paid, and eventually the royal revenues will suffer. (niv)

Then Queen Esther answered,“ If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, grant me my life— this is my petition. And spare my people— this is my request.For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.” (niv)