[20] And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small. [21] And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: [22] For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.