¹⁷ Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself or your rewards give to another; nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and I will make known to him the explanation.^{[a] 18} O king,^[b] the Most High God gave the kingdom and the greatness and the glory and the majesty to Nebuchadnezzar your predecessor.^{[c] 19} And because of the greatness that he gave to him, all the peoples, the nations and languages trembled and feared before him; whomever he wanted he killed, and whomever he wanted he let live, and whomever he wanted he honored, and whomever he wanted he humbled.