¹⁷ Then Daniel answered in the presence of the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, or give your rewards to someone else! Nevertheless I will read the writing to the king and let him know the interpretation.^(A)

¹⁶ But he said, “As the Lord lives, whom I serve, I will accept nothing!” He urged him to accept, but he refused.^(A)

²³ that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you might not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’^(A)

²⁰ But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God’s gift with money!^(A)

²⁹ Then Belshazzar gave the command, and Daniel was clothed in purple, a chain of gold was put around his neck, and a proclamation was made concerning him that he should rank third in the kingdom.