The ten-day test

11Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief of the eunuchs had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

12Please test your servants for ten days, and let us be given vegetables to eat and water to drink.

13Then let our appearance and the appearance of the youths who are eating the king’s food be seen before you, and according to what you see, deal with your servants.

14So he listened to them in this matter and tested them for ten days.

15And at the end of ten days, their appearance seemed better, and they were healthier in flesh than all the youths who were eating the king’s food.

16So the steward kept taking away their choice food and the wine they were to drink, and kept giving them vegetables.