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and said, "When the king wakes, they will give him the writing; and to the one whose statement the king and the three nobles of Persia judge to be wisest the victory shall be given according to what is written."
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and because of his wisdom he shall sit next to Darius and shall be called Kinsman of Darius."
8
Then each wrote his own statement, and they sealed them and put them under the pillow of King Darius,
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and said, "When the king wakes, they will give him the writing; and to the one whose statement the king and the three nobles of Persia judge to be wisest the victory shall be given according to what is written."
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