altereth Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which {altereth} not. altereth Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask [a petition] of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing [is] true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which {altereth} not. ~~~~~~