Saying 9

⁸ But Daniel resolved not to defile^(A) himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. ⁹ Now God had caused the official to show favor^(B) and compassion^(C) to Daniel, ¹⁰ but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your^[a] food and drink.^(D) Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.”

⁹ Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts,^(A) is near,” so that you do not show ill will^(B) toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.^(C)

¹⁵ Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?’^(A)

⁵⁶ The most gentle and sensitive^(A) woman among you—so sensitive and gentle that she would not venture to touch the ground with the sole of her foot—will begrudge the husband she loves and her own son or daughter^(B)