24. Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path of the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side.
25. When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she pressed herself to the wall and pressed Balaam's foot against the wall, so he struck her again.
26. The angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place where there was no way to turn to the right hand or the left.
27. When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam was angry and struck the donkey with his stick.
28. And the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?"
29. Then Balaam said to the donkey, "Because you have made a mockery of me! If there had been a sword in my hand, I would have killed you by now."