And the LORDopenedthe mouthof the donkey,and she saidto Balaam,"Whathave I doneto you, that you have struckme thesethreetimes?"
but he receiveda rebukefor his owntransgression,[for] a mutedonkey,speakingwith a voiceof a man,restrainedthe madnessof the prophet.
"For nothingwill be impossiblewith God."
The LORDsaidto him, "Whohas mademan'smouth?Orwhomakes[him] muteordeaf,orseeingorblind?Is it not I, the LORD?
For it is written,"I WILL DESTROYTHE WISDOMOF THE WISE,AND THE CLEVERNESSOF THE CLEVERI WILL SET ASIDE."
For we knowthat the wholecreationgroansand suffers the pains of childbirthtogetheruntilnow.
Then Balaamsaidto the donkey,"Becauseyou have madea mockeryof me! Iftherehadbeena swordin my hand,I would have killedyou by now."