²⁵ Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king, and said thus to him, “I have found a man of the ^[a]captives of Judah, who will make known to the king the interpretation.”

¹³ So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, ^(A)who is ^[a]one of the captives from Judah, ^(B)does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”

⁶ Now from among those of the sons of Judah were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

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¹³ Then Daniel was brought in before the king. The king spoke, and said to Daniel, “Are you that Daniel ^[a]who is one of the captives from Judah, whom my ^[b]father the king brought from Judah?

²⁷ But ^(A)God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; ²⁸ and the ^[a]base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,

^10 (A)Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your ^(B)might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.