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And the Prince of the Eunuches said vnto Daniel, I feare my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat, and your drinke: for why should he see your faces worse liking then the children which are of your sort? then shall yee make mee indanger my head to the King.

1611 marginal noteHebr. sadder.

1611 marginal noteOr, terme, or continuance.

¶ The Caldeans answered before the King, and said, There is not a man vpon the earth that can shew the kings matter: therefore there is no King, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any Magician, or Astrologer, or Caldean.

¶ Then Daniel (whose name was Belteshazzar) was astonied for one houre, and his thoughts troubled him: The King spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dreame, or the interpretation thereof trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered; and said; My lord, the dreame be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies.

This is the interpretation, O king, & this is the decree of the most Hie, which is come vpon my lord the king:

And behold, one like the similitude of the sonnes of men touched my lippes: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and sayd vnto him that stoode before me; O my LORD, by the vision my sorrowes are turned vpon me, and I haue retained no strength.

For how can the seruant of this my LORD, talke with this my LORD? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in mee, neither is there breath left in me.

1611 marginal noteOr, this seruant of my LORD.

And said; O man greatly beloued, feare not: peace be vnto thee, be strong, yea be strong; and when he had spoken vnto me, I was strengthened, and said; Let my LORD speake; for thou hast strengthened me.