Balaam answered Balak, “I told the messengers you sent me,
But Balaam answered Balak’s servants, “Even if Balak gave me his palace filled with silver and gold, I couldn’t disobey the command of the Lord my God no matter whether the request was important or not.
Balaam replied, “Well, I’ve come to you now. But I can’t say whatever I want to. I can only say what God tells me to say.”
Get out of here! Go home! I said I’d reward you richly, but the Lord has made you lose your reward.”
