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12 And when thou comest (in) early, if thou findest not all things eaten of (or by) Bel, we shall die by death, either Daniel shall die, that lied against us. [And when thou shalt come in early, no but thou shalt find all things eaten of Bel, by death we shall die, or Daniel, that lied against us.]

13 Soothly they trusted, for they had made a privy entering under the board (or And they were confident, for they had made a secret entrance under the table), and by it they entered ever (or repeatedly), and devoured those things. [Forsooth they despised, or set at nought, (or thought nothing of it), for they had made an hid entering (or a hidden entrance) under the board, and thereby they entered (for)evermore, and devoured those things.]

14 Forsooth it was done, after that they went out, and the king setted (forth) (the) meats before Bel, Daniel commanded to his children (or to his servants), and they brought ashes, and he riddled (them) through(out) all the temple, before the king (alone). And (then) they went out, and closed the door, and asealed (it) with the ring of the king, and went forth. [Forsooth it is done, after that they went out, and the king putted meats before Bel, Daniel commanded his children, and they brought to ashes, and by all the temple he riddled before the king. And they gone out closed the door, and sealing with ring of the king went away.]

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