¹¹ Balak said to Balaam, What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have blessed them altogether.

¹⁰ Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, I called you to curse my enemies, and, behold, you have altogether blessed them these three times.

¹¹ Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covers the surface of the earth: now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.

² because they didn't meet the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, to curse them: however our God turned the curse into a blessing.

¹⁷ for I will promote you to very great honor, and whatever you say to me I will do. Please come therefore, and curse this people for me.

⁷ He took up his parable, and said, From Aram has Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, Come, defy Israel.

⁸ How shall I curse, whom God has not cursed? How shall I defy, whom Yahweh has not defied?

¹⁷ Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

¹⁸ He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, Like oil into his bones.

¹⁹ Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, For the belt that is always around him.

²⁰ This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, Of those who speak evil against my soul.