Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.
Then Daniel answered ... Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another. Not inconsistent with Daniel 5:29. For here he declares his interpretation of the words is not from the desire of reward. The honours in Daniel 5:29 were doubtless urged on him, without his wish, in such a way that he could not with propriety refuse them. Had he refused them, after announcing the doom of the kingdom, he might have been suspected of cowardice or treason.