⁴ And God cometh unto Balaam, and he saith unto Him, `The seven altars I have arranged, and I offer a bullock and a ram on the altar;'

¹⁶ and Jehovah cometh unto Balaam, and setteth a word in his mouth, and saith, `Turn back unto Balak, and thus thou dost speak.'

⁹ not of works, that no one may boast;

²⁷ Where then `is' the boasting? it was excluded; by what law? of works? no, but by a law of faith:

² out of the synagogues they will put you; but an hour doth come, that every one who hath killed you, may think to offer service unto God;

¹² I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all things -- as many as I possess.

¹² that These, the last, wrought one hour, and thou didst make them equal to us, who were bearing the burden of the day -- and the heat.

³ `Why have we fasted, and Thou hast not seen? We have afflicted our soul, and Thou knowest not.' Lo, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, And all your labours ye exact.

⁴ Lo, for strife and debate ye fast, And to smite with the fist of wickedness, Ye fast not as `to'-day, To sound in the high place your voice.

¹ And Balaam saith unto Balak, `Build for me in this `place' seven altars, and make ready for me in this `place' seven bullocks and seven rams.'

²⁰ And God cometh in unto Balaam, by night, and saith to him, `If to call for thee the men have come, rise, go with them, and only the thing which I speak unto thee -- it thou dost do.'

⁹ And God cometh in unto Balaam, and saith, `Who `are' these men with thee?'