Thou knowest my necessity: for I abhor the sign of my high estate, which is upon mine head in the days wherein I shew myself, and that I abhor it as a menstruous rag, and that I wear it not when I am private by myself.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Sign. The diadem. It was no sin to wear it. (Capellus) What then? May not a pious prince despise such ornaments, raising his mind above them? (Houbigant) Silence, when I am alone. Nothing could give us a higher idea of Esther's virtue and greatness of soul, as her elevation did not make her forget herself. (Calmet)

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Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation - 2 Peter 1:20