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The king replied, “I know for sure that you are stalling for time, because you see that my word is final.

To You, O God of my fathers,I give thanks and praise,because You have given mewisdom and power.And now You have made known to mewhat we have requested,for You have made known to usthe dream of the king.”

And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.

“Look!” he exclaimed. “I see four men, unbound and unharmed, walking around in the fire—and the fourth looks like a son of the gods!”

But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”