15. The priests entered that night as usual, with their wives and children, and they ate and drank everything.
16. Early the next morning, the king came with Daniel.
17. “Are the seals unbroken, Daniel?” he asked. And Daniel answered, “They are unbroken, O king.”
18. As soon as he had opened the door, the king looked at the table and cried aloud, “You are great, O Bel; there is no deceit in you.”
19. But Daniel laughed and kept the king from entering. He said, “Look at the floor and consider whose footprints these are.”