22. Thou also his son, O Baltasar, hast not humbled thy heart, whereas thou knewest all these things:
23. But hast lifted thyself up against the Lord of heaven: and the vessels of his house have been brought before thee: and thou, and thy nobles, and thy wives, and thy concubines have drunk wine in them: and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and of gold, and of brass, of iron, and of wood, and of stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor feel: but the God who hath thy breath in his hand, and all thy ways, thou hast not glorified.
24. Wherefore he hath sent the part of the hand which hath written this that is set down.
25. And this is the writing that is written: MANE, THECEL, PHARES.
26. And this is the interpretation of the word. MANE: God hath numbered thy kingdom, and hath finished it.
27. THECEL: thou art weighed in the balance, and art found wanting.
28. PHARES: thy kingdom is divided, and is given to the Medes and Persians.