Daniel 6:4-9 Then the chancellors and satraps are seeking to find a pretext against Daniel in regard to the administration of the kingdom. Yet no pretext or corruption at all can they find, forasmuch as he is faithful, and no carelessness or corruption at all is found in him."

CLV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴ Then the chancellors and satraps are seeking to find a pretext against Daniel in regard to the administration of the kingdom. Yet no pretext or corruption at all can they find, forasmuch as he is faithful, and no carelessness or corruption at all is found in him." ⁵ Then these masters are saying, "We will not find any pretext against this Daniel, unless in the edict of his Eloah we find it against him." ⁶ Then these chancellors and satraps foregather with the king, and thus they say to him, "King Darius, live for the eons!" ⁷ Counseling are all--the chancellors of the kingdom, the prefects and satraps, the retinue and the viceroys--to set up a royal statute and to issue a mighty interdict that everyone who is petitioning a petition from anyone--whether eloah or mortal--for thirty days, except only from you, O king, shall be heaved into the vault of the lions." ⁸ Now, O king, set up will you the interdict and sign the writing, that is not to be altered, as an edict of the Medes and Persians which shall not pass away." ⁹ Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the interdict.