“God(A) brings him out of Egypt;
He has strength like a wild ox;
He shall (B)consume the nations, his enemies;
He shall (C)break their bones
And (D)pierce them with his arrows.
‘He(E) bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’

(F)“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”

10 Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he (G)struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, (H)“I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times!

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“God brought them out of Egypt;
    they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
    and break their bones in pieces;(A)
    with their arrows they pierce them.(B)
Like a lion they crouch and lie down,
    like a lioness(C)—who dares to rouse them?

“May those who bless you be blessed(D)
    and those who curse you be cursed!”(E)

10 Then Balak’s anger burned(F) against Balaam. He struck his hands together(G) and said to him, “I summoned you to curse my enemies,(H) but you have blessed them(I) these three times.(J)

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