Daniel

¹¹A rare and weighty thing indeed the king requires! None except the gods can reveal it to the king, and their dwelling is not with [human] flesh. ¹²For this cause the king was angry and very furious and commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be destroyed. ¹³So the decree went forth that the wise men were to be killed, and [the officers] sought Daniel and his companions to be slain. ¹⁴Then Daniel returned an answer which was full of prudence and wisdom to Arioch the captain or executioner of the king's guard, who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon. ¹⁵He said to Arioch, the king's captain, Why is the decree so urgent and hasty from the king? Then Arioch explained the matter to Daniel. ¹⁶And Daniel went in and desired of the king that he would set a date and give him time, and he would show the king the interpretation. ¹⁷Then Daniel went to his house and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions,