Daniel 1:8-16

8But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the king’s delicacies or with the wine he was drinking, so he entreated the chief official for permission not to defile himself.

9Now God caused the chief official to show mercy and compassion to Daniel.

10But the chief official said to Daniel: “I fear my lord the king, who allotted your food and your drink. Why should he see your faces looking poorly, unlike the other youths your age? Then the king would have my head because of you.”

11Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah,

12“Please test your servants for ten days, giving us just vegetables to eat and water to drink.

13Then compare our appearance and the appearance of the youths who eat the king’s delicacies, and treat your servants according to what you see.”

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

15At the end of ten days their appearance looked better and their bodies healthier than all the youths who ate the king’s food.

16So the guard took away their delicacies and the wine they were supposed to drink and gave them vegetables instead.