youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king's palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
faire in schap, and lerned in al wisdom, war in kunnyng, and tauyt in chastisyng, and þat myyten stonde in þe paleis of þe kyng, þat he schulde teche hem þe lettris and langage of Caldeis.