I refused.

He had the houses, lands, goods, ships, and movable property of those I served; he had not their moneys.
I saw, if I kept favor in the sight of the Lord, I could rebuild their broken fortunes.

I refused the tyrant's demands.

He put me to torture; my will held good, and he set me free, nothing gained.
I came home and began again, in the name of Simonides of Antioch, instead of the Prince Hur of Jerusalem.

Thou knowest, Esther, how I have prospered; that the increase of the millions of the prince in my hands was miraculous; thou knowest how, at the end of three years, while going up to Caesarea, I was taken and a second time tortured by Gratus to compel a confession that my goods and moneys were subject to his order of confiscation; thou knowest he failed as before.