24. Therefore, he has sent the part of the hand which has written this, which has been inscribed.
25. But this is the writing that has been decreed: MANE, THECEL, PHARES.
26. And this is the interpretation of the words. MANE: God has numbered your kingdom and has finished it.
27. THECEL: you have been weighed on the scales and found lacking.
28. PHARES: your kingdom has been divided and has been given to the Medes and the Persians.