^{13 Ref} For the evil which overtakes them is the reward of their evil-doing: such men take their pleasure in the delights of the flesh even in the daytime; they are like the marks of a disease, like poisoned wounds among you, feasting together with you in joy;

^{14 Ref} Having eyes full of evil desire, never having enough of sin; turning feeble souls out of the true way; they are children of cursing, whose hearts are well used to bitter envy;

^{15 Ref} Turning out of the true way, they have gone wandering in error, after the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who was pleased to take payment for wrongdoing;

^{16 Ref} But his wrongdoing was pointed out to him: an ass, talking with a man's voice, put a stop to the error of the prophet.

^{17 Ref} These are fountains without water, and mists before a driving storm; for whom the eternal night is kept in store.