26 Why are we eager to fight a losing battle or so interested in being stubborn when we know it will kill us? We can enjoy a trouble-free life if we just obey the king!"
27 Even though these young men were about to be tortured, they didn’t say or even think about such things.
28 They held their emotions in check and had full control over their pain.
29 Therefore, as soon as the tyrant finished giving them advice about eating the forbidden food, they said together with one voice and with the same mind: