Esther 1:20
"And let the law of the king which he shall have made, be widely proclaimed, in his kingdom: and so shall all the women give honor to their husbands, from the poor even to the rich."
Is the king's decree an absurdity?
The objection to this verse is twofold: First, that the decree is absurd and would therefore hardly be promulgated; second, the decree would not be published in multiple languages.
The latter objection is historically unfounded, as there were a number of languages and scripts in the Persian empire. As for the former objection, one may note that history demonstrates absolute rulers, particularly when intoxicated, have often issued irrational or excessive edicts.