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Daniel 1:8Dan.1.8

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

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Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Daniel résolut de ne pas se souiller par les mets du roi et par le vin dont le roi buvait, et il pria le chef des eunuques de ne pas l'obliger à se souiller.

KJV

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    losophical sciences. But, seemingly, there is no sin in being intent on them: for Jerome says (Super Daniel 1:8 ): "Those who refused to partake of the king's meat and wine, lest they should be defiled, if they had considered the wisdom and teaching of the Babylonians to be sinfu…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    s the boy harpist and makes him a psalmist: He fills the boy abstainer and makes him a wise judge [* Dan. 1:8-17 ]," and afterwards he adds: "No time is needed to learn whatsoever He will, for He teaches the mind by the merest touch." Again it is written ( Eccles. 8:8 ), "It is n…
  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    33:11 33:11 33:11 34:3 34:4 36:25 36:25 37:7-8 43:2 43:2 43:23 43:23 44:2 44:10 44:13 44:25 45:13-14 Daniel 1:8 1:8-17 1:12 1:17 1:17 1:17 1:17 2 2:11 2:11 2:21 2:44 3 3:60 3:82 4 4:1-2 4:22 4:24 4:24 4:24 4:24 4:24 4:24 4:24 5 5:5 5:5 5:16 5:25 7:9 7:9 7:10 7:10 7:10 7:10 7:10 7…

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