may This matter [is] by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living {may} know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. may Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it {may} be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. may Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians [is], That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth {may} be changed. may Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye {may} be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. may And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they {may} rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. may That ye {may} eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both] free and bond, both small and great. may Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they {may} have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. may Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and {may} enter in through the gates into the city. ~~~~~~