Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, "If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of Jewish origin, you will not overcome him, but will surely fall before him."Haman had just been humiliated by his own mouth. He thought he was suggesting a way to have himself honored, and instead had to honor his worst enemy. Now he comes home, and unburdens himself on his wife and friends. He's wanting comfort, perhaps further inspiration on how to avenge himself on Mordecai.
Instead, all he gets is further doom. Apparently at least some of his friends are wise counselors, and they can see the writing on the wall. This is a rather superstitious culture, and having something this humiliating happen right when you're going to ask for a great triumph isn't a good sign. In this case, just because they're superstitious doesn't mean they're wrong. Haman is on the way down, but doesn't see it, and can't stop it.
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