Look ye here, Babylonians! Saw ye ever
anything more beautiful? Such fine specimens of art as these must be
rendered serviceable in the employ of more worthy gods! Let them be
filled with wine! Let us drink to the gods of the empire; and, if there
is a God in Israel, let him come to the rescue! We defy his power,
Chaldeans! These Hebrews among us must be limited in their privileges.
The worship of their imaginary God, if at all permitted, must be on a
more private scale. They are corrupting in their influence, and their
liberties must be restricted. This I have accomplished in a measure, and,
by the gods, I swear that in this my pleasure must be realized to the
full! These foreigners have too long lived in ease, and many of them have
been unwisely elevated to fill the most responsible offices in the gift
of the government, to the exclusion of Chaldeans and more worthy men. Of
this We shall hear no more complaint. I have cut short the work, and not
one Hebrew remains in office within the empire.
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