²⁵ And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

^{26 Ref} This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end;

^{27 Ref} TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

^{28 Ref} PERES; thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.