8 I heard, ^ubut I did not understand. Then I said, “O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?” 9 He said, ^v“Go your way, Daniel, ^wfor the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end. 10 ^xMany shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but ^ythe wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, ^gbut those who are wise shall understand.