And he took up his parable and said: Balam the
son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eye is open hath said: he
hath said which heareth the words of God and seeth the visions of
the almighty, which falleth down and his eyes are opened. How
goodly are the tents of Iacob and thine habitations Israel, even
as the broad valleys and as gardens by the river's side, as the
tents which the LORD hath pitched and as cypress trees upon the
water. The water shall flow out of his bucket and his seed shall
be many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag; And his
kingdom shall be exalted. God that brought him out of Egypt is as
the strength of an unicorn unto him, and he shall eat the nations
that are his enemies and break their bones and pierce them thorow
with his arrows. He couched himself and lay down as a lion and as
a lioness, who shall stir him up? blessed is he that blesseth
thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. And Balac was wroth with
Balam and smote his hands together, and said unto him: I sent for
thee to curse mine enemies: and behold, thou hast blessed them
this three times, and now get thee quickly unto thy place. I
thought that I would promote thee unto honour, but the LORD hath
kept thee back from worship.
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