1
Ahiqar was concealed beneath or near his house in a narrow hidden place and supplied secretly with bread and water.
2
His wife and the officer guarded the secret.
3
From darkness Ahiqar petitioned the Most High, asking that truth be brought into light and that innocence not perish beneath a forged word.
4
Across Assyria the people believed that the wise counselor was dead.
5
Nadan possessed the position he had desired, but he did not possess the wisdom required to carry it.