¹⁷ If the God we serve exists,^(A) then he can rescue^(B) us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he can^[a] rescue us from the power of you, the king.

¹⁸ But even if he does not rescue us,^[a] we want you as king to know that we will not serve^(A) your gods^(B) or worship the gold statue you set up.”