¹ And Job again took up the word and said,

⁷ And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put curses on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.

¹⁵ Then he went on with his story and said, These are the words of Balaam, the son of Beor, the words of him whose eyes are open:

¹ And Job again took up the word and said,

³ And moved by the spirit, he said, These are the words of Balaam, son of Beor, the words of the man whose eyes are open:

⁴ I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.

² Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;

⁷ The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.