Saying 9

⁵ The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine^(A) from the king’s table.^(B) They were to be trained for three years,^(C) and after that they were to enter the king’s service.^(D)

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.

¹³ Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see.”^(A)

¹⁵ At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food.^{(A) 16} So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.^(B)