^{10 Ref} Then the Chaldaeans said to the king in answer, There is not a man on earth able to make clear the king's business; for no king, however great his power, has ever made such a request to any wonder-worker or user of secret arts or Chaldaean.

^{11 Ref} The king's request is a very hard one, and there is no other who is able to make it clear to the king, but the gods, whose living-place is not with flesh.

^{12 Ref} Because of this the king was angry and full of wrath, and gave orders for the destruction of all the wise men of Babylon.