Thenthesecommissionersand satrapscameby agreementto the kingand spoketo him as follows:"KingDarius,liveforever!
I saidto the king,"Let the kingliveforever.Whyshould my facenot be sadwhenthe city,the placeof my fathers'tombs,lies desolateand its gateshave been consumedby fire?"
They attack,they lurk,They watchmy steps,As they have waited[to take] my life.
Howlongwill you assaila man,That you may murder[him], allof you, Like a leaningwall,like a totteringfence?
Then the Chaldeansspoketo the kingin Aramaic:"O king,liveforever!Tellthe dreamto your servants,and we will declarethe interpretation."
They respondedand saidto Nebuchadnezzarthe king:"O king,liveforever!
The queenenteredthe banquethallbecauseof the wordsof the kingand his nobles;the queenspokeand said,"O king,liveforever!Do not let your thoughtsalarmyou or your facebe pale.
Thenthesemencameby agreementand foundDanielmakingpetitionand supplicationbeforehis God.
ThenDanielspoketo the king,"O king,liveforever!
After [Paul] had been summoned,Tertullusbeganto accusehim, saying[to the governor], "Since we have throughyou attainedmuchpeace,and since by your providencereformsare being carriedout for thisnation,
