²¹ And he who gave no attention to the word of the Lord, kept his servants and his cattle in the field.

²³ Then Pharaoh went into his house, and did not take even this to heart.

²⁰ And when she was very near death the women who were with her said, Have no fear, for you have given birth to a son. But she made no answer and gave no attention to it.

¹⁹ Now give your heart and soul to the worship of the Lord your God; and get to work on the building of the holy place of the Lord God, so that you may put the ark of the Lord's agreement and the holy vessels of God in the house which is to be made for the name of the Lord.

¹⁷ What is man, that you have made him great, and that your attention is fixed on him,

¹⁴ If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

³² Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it.

⁴ And the man said to me, Son of man, see with your eyes and give hearing with your ears, and take to heart everything I am going to let you see; for in order that I might let you see them, you have come here: and give an account of all you see to the children of Israel.

¹² Then he said to me, Have no fear, Daniel; for from the first day when you gave your heart to getting wisdom and making yourself poor in spirit before your God, your words have come to his ears: and I have come because of your words.