Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,
but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.”
“Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink.
So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.
Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.