²⁵ Then Balak said to Balaam, “Then do not either curse them in any way or bless them in any way!” ²⁶ But Balaam answered Balak saying, “Did I not tell you: ‘All that the Lord says I must do!’ ”

²⁷ Balaam’s Third Oracle. Balak said to Balaam, “Please come, I will take you to another place. Perhaps God will allow you to curse them for me here.”