15. After waking him with some difficulty, he informed him that the time of the banquet was already slipping by, and gave him an account concerning the matter.
16. The king, after considering this, returned to his drinking and commanded those who were present at the banquet to recline across from him.
17. When this had been done, he urged the guests to give themselves over to feasting and to make up for the lost time by celebrating all the more now.