"Purim" Means "Lots," Which Wicked Haman Drew

Music: Fugue in Eb Major.
By Dimitri Shostakovich. Sequenced by J. Marques.

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Purim” means “lots,” which wicked Haman drew,
Understanding thus the gods would choose,
Regarding when to massacre the Jews,
Ignorant of whose intent was whose,
More God's lot than any lot he threw.

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