Daniel 6:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵ Therefore, the administrators and the satraps tried to find some grounds upon which they could bring charges against Daniel. But they could find no basis for complaint or the slightest evidence of corruption on his part, because he was so faithful in performing his duties that there was no possibility of charging him with negligence or corruption. ⁶ Therefore, they concluded, “We shall never find any basis to lodge a complaint against Daniel unless it is in connection with his God.”

⁷ As a result, these administrators and satraps conspired together, and then they came in a group to the king, saying, “May King Darius live forever!