The king's official had put a guard in charge of Daniel and his three friends. So Daniel said to the guard,
But the man still told him, “The king has decided what you must eat and drink. And I am afraid he will kill me, if you eat something else and end up looking worse than the other young men.”
“For the next ten days, let us have only vegetables and water at mealtimes.
After this, the guard let them eat vegetables instead of the rich food and wine.
Daniel returned home and told his three friends.