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“Look, we are the servants of the Great King Nebuchadnezzar, and we present ourselves to you. Do with us whatever you think is best.
Let thy indignation towards us cease: for it is better for us to live and serve Nabuchodonosor the great king, and be subject to thee, than to die and to perish, or suffer the miseries of slavery.
We remain loyal to you, great King Nebuchadnezzar; we are ready to serve you and obey any command that you may wish to give us.
“We, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar the great king, lie prostrate before you; do with us as you will.
“We, the servants of the great king, Nebuchadnezzar, lie prostrate before you. Do with us as you wish.
‘We, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar, the Great King, lie prostrate before you. Do with us whatever you will.
‘We, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar, the Great King, lie prostrate before you. Do with us whatever you will.
“We, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar, the Great King, lie prostrate before you. Do with us whatever you will.
“We, the servants of Nebuchadnezzar, the Great King, lie prostrate before you. Do with us whatever you will.
“Behold, we the servants of Nebuchadnez′zar, the Great King, lie prostrate before you. Do with us whatever you will.
“Behold, we the servants of Nebuchadnez′zar, the Great King, lie prostrate before you. Do with us whatever you will.
Thine indignation cease about us [or Cease thine indignation about us]; for it is better, that we live and serve Nebuchadnezzar, the great king, and to be subject to thee, than that we die, and suffer with our perishing the harms of our servage, or our thralldom (or our servitude), that is, suffer more harms then is servage.
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