⁴ And God came to Balaam, and Balaam said to him, I have made ready seven altars, offering an ox and a male sheep on every altar.

¹⁶ And the Lord came to Balaam, and put words in his mouth, and said, Go back to Balak, and this is what you are to say.

⁹ Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself.

²⁷ What reason, then, is there for pride? It is shut out. By what sort of law? of works? No, but by a law of faith.

² They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.

¹² Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.

¹² Saying, These last have done only one hour's work, and you have made them equal to us, who have undergone the hard work of the day and the burning heat.

³ They say, Why have we kept ourselves from food, and you do not see it? why have we kept ourselves from pleasure, and you take no note of it? If, in the days when you keep from food, you take the chance to do your business, and get in your debts;

⁴ If keeping from food makes you quickly angry, ready for fighting and giving blows with evil hands; your holy days are not such as to make your voice come to my ears on high.

¹ And Balaam said to Balak, Make me here seven altars and get ready seven oxen and seven male sheep.

²⁰ And that night God came to Balaam and said to him, If these men have come for you, go with them: but do only what I say to you.

⁹ And God came to Balaam and said, Who are these men with you?