22. “And you his son, Bĕlshatstsar, have not humbled your heart, although you knew all this.
23. “And you have lifted yourself up against the Master of the heavens. And they brought before you the vessels of His house, and you and your great men, your wives and your concubines, have been drinking wine from them. And you have praised the elahin of silver, and of gold, of bronze, of iron, of wood, and of stone, which neither see nor hear nor know. But the Elah who holds your breath in His hand and owns all your ways, you have not made great.
24. “Then the part of the hand was sent from Him, and this writing was inscribed.
25. “And this is the writing that was inscribed: MENĚ, MENĚ, TEQĚL, UPHARSIN.
26. “This is the interpretation of each word: MENĚ – Elah has numbered your reign, and put an end to it.
27. “TEQĚL – You have been weighed on the scales, and found lacking.