Behold,you are wiserthanDaniel;There is nosecretthat is a matchfor you.
Solomonansweredallher questions;nothingwas hiddenfrom the kingwhichhe did not explainto her.
"Do you hearthe secretcounselof God,And limitwisdomto yourself?
The secretof the LORDis for those who fearHim, And He will make them knowHis covenant.
Thussaysthe LORD,"Let not a wisemanboastof his wisdom,and let not the mightymanboastof his might,let not a richmanboastof his riches;
even [though] thesethreemen,Noah,Danieland Jobwere in its midst,by their [own] righteousnessthey could [only] deliverthemselves,"declaresthe LordGOD.
"You were blamelessin your waysFrom the dayyou were createdUntilunrighteousnesswas foundin you.
As for everymatterof wisdomand understandingabout whichthe kingconsultedthem, he foundthem tentimesbetterthanallthe magicians[and] conjurerswho[were] in allhis realm.
Now among them from the sonsof Judahwere Daniel,Hananiah,Mishaeland Azariah.
Danielsaid,"Let the nameof Godbe blessedforeverand ever,For wisdomand powerbelong to Him.
"It is He who revealsthe profoundand hiddenthings;He knowswhatis in the darkness,And the lightdwellswith Him.
O Belteshazzar,chiefof the magicians,sinceI knowthat a spiritof the holygodsis in you and nomysterybafflesyou, tell[me] the visionsof my dreamwhichI have seen,along with its interpretation.
