²⁴ And his power will grow, but not by his own power, and he will cause fearful destruction, and he will succeed and he will act,^[a] and he will destroy the mighty and the people of the holy ones.^{[b] 25} And by his planning^[c] he will make a success of deceit by^[d] his hand, and in his mind^[e] he will boast,^[f] and in their ease he will destroy many, and even against the prince of princes he will rise up, and he will be broken, but not by human hands. ²⁶ And the vision of the evening and the morning that has been described,^[g] it is true; and you, seal up the vision, for it refers to many days to come.”^[h]