"Allthe king'sservantsand the peopleof the king'sprovincesknowthat for anymanor womanwhocomesto the kingto the innercourtwhois not summoned,he has but onelaw,that he be putto death,unlessthe kingholdsout to him the goldenscepterso that he may live.And I have not been summonedto cometo the kingfor thesethirtydays."
"Nowifyou are ready,at the momentyou hearthe soundof the horn,flute,lyre,trigon,psalteryand bagpipeand allkindsof music,to falldownand worshipthe imagethat I have made,[very well]. But ifyou do not worship,you will immediatelybe castinto the midstof a furnaceof blazingfire;and whatgodis there whocan deliveryou out of my hands?"