3 He took up his proverb and said: “Balaam the son of Beor has said,and the man whose eyes are open has said,
4 he has said, who heard the words of God,who saw the vision of the Almighty,falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
5 “How lovely are your tents, O Jacob,and your tabernacles, O Israel!
6 “Like palm trees are they spread out,like gardens by the river’s side,like the aloe plant, which the Lord has planted,and like cedar trees beside the waters.
7 He will pour the water out of his buckets,and his seed will be in many waters. “His king will be higher than Agag,and his kingdom will be exalted.
8 “God brings him out of Egypt;he has the horns of a wild ox;he will eat up the nations, his enemies,and will break their bones,and pierce them through with his arrows.
9 He crouches, he lies down as a lion, and as a lion,who will stir him up? “Blessed is he who blesses you,and cursed is he who curses you.”