Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel in regard to government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, inasmuch as he was faithful, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.This is the standard to which we should hold ourselves, in all things. We are to work and serve, such that there is no cause for us to be accused of being bad workers. It's a standard I don't claim to achieve, but it is often niggling at the back of my mind.
This covers not only corruption, but also negligence. He was diligent to attend to everything he was supposed to be attending to. Nothing slipped his mind, or got put off until a more convenient time; he got everything done, when and how it needed to be done.
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