⁴ Then the other administrators and satraps began to seek^[a] to find a pretext against Daniel in connection with the kingdom,^[b] but they were not able to find any pretext and corruption^[c] because^[d] he was trustworthy, and no^[e] negligence or corruption^[f] could be found in him.^{[g] 5} Then these men said,^[h] “We will not find any pretext^[i] against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

⁶ So the administrators and the satraps conspired with respect to^[j] the king and so they said to him, “Darius, O king, live forever!^[k]