10 Then Balak became furious at Balaam, and struck his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but look, you have blessed them these three times!
11 Now, go home! I said I would reward you, but see, Adonai has kept you from reward!”
12 Balaam answered Balak, “Didn’t I indeed tell your messengers whom you sent to me saying:
13 ‘If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the mouth of Adonai, to do good or bad from my own heart? Whatever Adonai may speak, I will speak!’
14 Now, behold, I am going back to my people. Come, let me counsel you what these people will do to your people in the latter days.
15 Then he uttered his oracle: The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the strong man whose eye is opened,
16 the oracle of one hearing God’s speech, one experiencing Elyon’s knowledge, one seeing Shaddai’s vision, one fallen down, yet with open eyes: