10 The life of every living thing is in His hand,
as well as the breath of all mankind.(A)

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23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you and your nobles, wives, and concubines drank wine from them,(A) you praised the gods made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which do not see or hear or understand.(B) But you have not glorified the God who holds your life-breath in His hand and who controls the whole course of your life.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:23 Lit and all your ways belong to Him

12 One of their very own prophets said,

Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Titus 1:12 This saying is from the Cretan poet Epimenides (6th century b.c.).

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