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The Book of Daniel, Chapter 5, Verse 22

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And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling [was] with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and [that] he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
King James Version
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;
American Standard Version
And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this,
New English Translation
“But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, although you knew all this.
World English Bible
You, his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,
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But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:
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Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.
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And this [is] the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
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This [is] the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
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TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
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PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
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Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and [put] a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
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In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
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And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about threescore and two years old.
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It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;