George Leo Haydock, on Esth 14:11

“Give not, O Lord, thy sceptre to them that are not, lest they laugh at our ruin: but turn their counsel upon themselves, and destroy him that hath begun to rage against us.”

“Not idols, as they are often here designated, (Calmet and 1 Corinthians viii.) being only the imaginations of men. (Worthington) — Destroy. Greek, “Make an example of the man, who has begun (Haydock; evils. Calmet) against us.” (Haydock) — She throws the blame upon Aman, and not upon her husband. (Calmet)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.