I will inclinemy earto a proverb;I will expressmy riddleon the harp.
I will openmy mouthin a parable;I will utterdarksayingsof old,
[This was] to fulfillwhatwas spokenthroughthe prophet:"I WILL OPENMY MOUTHIN PARABLES;I WILL UTTERTHINGS HIDDENSINCETHE FOUNDATIONOF THE WORLD."
To understanda proverband a figure,The wordsof the wiseand their riddles.
He tookup his discourseand said,"From AramBalakhas broughtme, Moab'skingfrom the mountainsof the East,ComecurseJacobfor me, And come,denounceIsrael!'
With him I speakmouthto mouth,Even openly,and not in darksayings,And he beholdsthe formof the LORD.Whythen were you not afraidTo speakagainst My servant,against Moses?"
Thereforehavingsucha hope,we usegreatboldness in [our] speech,
"Accordingly,whateveryou have saidin the darkwill be heardin the light,and whatyou have whisperedin the inner roomswill be proclaimedupon the housetops.
"In the latterperiodof their rule,When the transgressorshave run[their course], A kingwill arise,Insolentand skilledin intrigue.
Then I said,"AhLordGOD!They are sayingof me, 'Is he not [just] speakingparables?'"
