'Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.

Then the presidents and satraps have been seeking to find a cause of complaint against Daniel concerning the kingdom, and any cause of complaint and corruption they are not able to find, because that he [is] faithful, and any error and corruption have not been found in him.

Then these men are saying, 'We do not find against this Daniel any cause of complaint, except we have found [it] against him in the law of his God.'

Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,

Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,

Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.

that they be bringing near sweet savours to the God of heaven, and praying for the life of the king, and of his sons.

all that [is] by the decree of the God of heaven, let be done diligently for the house of the God of heaven; for why is there wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons?

'Then Daniel, whose name [is] Belteshazzar, hath been astonished about one hour, and his thoughts do trouble him; the king hath answered and said, O Belteshazzar, let not the dream and its interpretation trouble thee. Belteshazzar hath answered and said, My lord, the dream -- to those hating thee, and its interpretation -- to thine enemies!

I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men:

for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity,