Esther 1:18-20

New Catholic Bible

¹⁸ So this very day the Persian and Median women of the nobility who have learned about the queen’s behavior will react against the king’s nobles in like manner, resulting in no end of rancor and discord.

¹⁹ “Therefore, if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree inscribed in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed,^[a] to the effect that Vashti is nevermore to enter the presence of King Ahasuerus and that her position be given to someone more worthy than she is. ²⁰ Then when the edict is published throughout his vast domain, all the women will respect their husbands, from the greatest to the least.”