10. Then Balak became very angry at Balaam, and he struck his hands together. Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have done nothing but bless them these three times!
11. So now, go back where you came from! I said that I would greatly honor you; but now the Lord has stood in the way of your honor.”
12. Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not also tell your messengers whom you sent to me,
13. ‘If Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord to do either good or evil of my own will, but whatever the Lord tells me I must speak’?
14. And now, I am about to go back to my own people. Come now, and I will advise you as to what this people will do to your people in the future.”
15. Then he uttered this oracle:“The oracle of Balaam son of Beor;the oracle of the man whose eyes are open;