Daniel 1:8-10

Tree of Life Version

⁸ But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the king’s delicacies or with the wine he was drinking, so he entreated the chief official for permission not to defile himself. ⁹ Now God caused the chief official to show mercy and compassion to Daniel. ¹⁰ But the chief official said to Daniel: “I fear my lord the king, who allotted your food and your drink. Why should he see your faces looking poorly, unlike the other youths your age? Then the king would have my head because of you.”