he sentence of the most High, which
is come upon my lord, the king.

4:22. They shall cast thee out from among men, and thy dwelling shall be
with cattle, and with wild beasts, and thou shalt eat grass, as an ox,
and shalt be wet with the dew of heaven: and seven times shall pass over
thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth over the kingdom of men,
and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

4:23. But whereas he commanded, that the stump of the roots thereof,
that is, of the tree, should be left: thy kingdom shall remain to thee,
after thou shalt have known that power is from heaven.

4:24. Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and
redeem thou thy sins with alms, and thy iniquities with works of mercy
to the poor: perhaps he will forgive thy offences.

4:25. All these things came upon king Nabuchodonosor.

4:26. At the end of twelve months he was walking in the palace of
Babylon.

4:27. And the king answered, and said: Is not this the great Babylon,
which I have built, to be the seat of the kingdom, by the strength of my
power, and in the glory of my excellence?

4:28. And while the word was yet in the king's mouth, a voice came down
from heaven: To thee, O king Nabuchodonosor, it is said: Thy kingdom
shall pass from thee.

4:29. And they shall cast thee out from among men, and thy dwelling
shall be with cattle and wild beasts: thou shalt eat grass like an ox,
and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.

4:30. The same hour the word was fulfilled upon Nabuchodonosor, and he
was driven away from among men, and did eat grass, like an ox, and his
body was wet with the dew of heaven: till his hairs grew like the
feathers of eagles, and his nails like birds' claws.

4:31. Now at the end of the days, I, Nabuchodonosor, lifted up my eyes
to heaven, and my sense was restored to me: and I blessed the most High,
and I praised and glorified him that liveth for ever: for his power is
an everlasting power, and his kingdom is to all generations.

4:32. And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing before
him: for he doth according to his will, as well with the powers of
heaven, as among the inhabitants of the earth: and there is none that
can resist his hand, and say to him: Why hast thou done it?

4:33. At the same time my sense returned to me, and I came to the honour
and glory of my kingdom