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And the king said to Daniel: Behold thou canst not say now, that this is not a living god: adore him therefore.
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And Daniel said: I adore the Lord my God: for he is the living God: but that is no living god.
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But give me leave, O king, and I will kill this dragon without sword or club. And the king said: I give thee leave.
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Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and boiled them together: and he made lumps, and put them into the dragon's mouth, and the dragon burst asunder. And he said: Behold him whom you worshipped.
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And when the Babylonians had heard this, they took great indignation: and being gathered together against the king, they said: The king is become a Jew. He hath destroyed Bel, he hath killed the dragon, and he hath put the priests to death.