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and the commander of the officialssaid to Daniel, "I am afraid of my lord the king, who has appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faceslookingmorehaggardthan the youthswho are your own age? Then you would make me forfeit my head to the king."
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"Then let our appearance be observed in your presence and the appearance of the youthswho are eating the king'schoicefood; and deal with your servants according to what you see."
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As for thesefouryouths, Godgave them knowledge and intelligence in every branch of literature and wisdom; Daniel even understoodall kinds of visions and dreams.
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The kingtalked with them, and out of them all not one was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king'spersonalservice*.
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As for everymatter of wisdom and understanding about which the kingconsulted them, he found them tentimesbetterthanall the magicians and conjurerswho were in all his realm.