At the end of the ten days their appearance was better and their bodies were healthier than all the young men who had been eating the royal delicacies.

Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who are eating the royal delicacies; deal with us in light of what you see.”

Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions were brought to him. He was unable to sleep.

But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the royal delicacies or the royal wine. He therefore asked the overseer of the court officials for permission not to defile himself.

Now in that very moment this pronouncement about Nebuchadnezzar came true. He was driven from human society, he ate grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until his hair became long like an eagle’s feathers, and his nails like a bird’s claws.