但以理書6:1-9

6:1 大利烏隨心所願，立一百二十個總督，治理通國。

6:2 又在他們以上立總長三人（但以理在其中），使總督在他們三人面前回覆事務，免得王受虧損。

6:3 因這但以理有美好的靈性，所以顯然超乎其餘的總長和總督，王又想立他治理通國。

6:4 那時，總長和總督尋找但以理誤國的把柄，為要參他；只是找不著他的錯誤過失，因他忠心辦事，毫無錯誤過失。

6:5 那些人便說：「我們要找參這但以理的把柄，除非在他上帝的律法中就尋不著。」

6:6 於是，總長和總督紛紛聚集來見王，說：「願大利烏王萬歲！

6:7 國中的總長、欽差、總督、謀士，和巡撫彼此商議，要立一條堅定的禁令（或譯：求王下旨要立一條……），三十日內，不拘何人，若在王以外，或向神或向人求甚麼，就必扔在獅子坑中。

6:8 王啊，現在求你立這禁令，加蓋玉璽，使禁令決不更改；照瑪代和波斯人的例是不可更改的。」

6:9 於是大利烏王立這禁令，加蓋玉璽。

​ It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom 120 satraps, to be throughout the whole kingdom;  and over them three high officials, of whom Daniel was one, to whom these satraps should give account, so that the king might suffer no loss.  Then this Daniel became distinguished above all the other high officials and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him. And the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.  Then the high officials and the satraps sought to find a ground for complaint against Daniel with regard to the kingdom, but they could find no ground for complaint or any fault, because he was faithful, and no error or fault was found in him.  Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.”

Then these high officials and satraps came by agreement to the king and said to him, “O King Darius, live forever!  All the high officials of the kingdom, the prefects and the satraps, the counselors and the governors are agreed that the king should establish an ordinance and enforce an injunction, that whoever makes petition to any god or man for thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions.  Now, O king, establish the injunction and sign the document, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and the Persians, which cannot be revoked.”  Therefore King Darius signed the document and injunction.

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    大利烏王使用一百二十個總督統治全國，總督之上又立了三個總長監督。但以理擔任總長，得王的器重，其他官員想要找他的把柄，但無法得逞，於是打算透過但以理的信仰陷害他。

    在此看見人性一個很大的弱點，就是「嫉妒」。這是個難以處理的心態，但以理因為太能幹，沒有過錯，反而招到同僚的嫉妒，準備以奸惡的手法來陷害他。他的同僚不因但以理的「有能力、無過失」而尊重、敬佩他，反倒視之為眼中釘。但以理因為太能幹，沒有過錯，反而招到同僚的嫉妒陷害的原因，可能是擋人財路。就好像一件工程，若遇上忠心不貪污的官吏可以一百萬完成。但想要從中牟利的，就可能要花費一千萬。因此忠心的人，若又不同流合污，且位居「監督管理」的職位，自然會招人陷害。

    雖然如此，但以理的政敵找不到把柄，只好要求王設定禁令來陷害但以理，禁止人向王之外祈求。因為他們知道但以理是敬虔愛禱告的人，以此法除掉但以理。

    其實仇敵也是如此對待我們，隨時找機會要吞吃我們，搶奪我們離開上帝，若不是主的保守，就被魔鬼擄走了！