Balaam said to Balak, “When you sent messengers to me, I told them,
But Balaam answered Balak’s servants, “King Balak could give me his palace full of silver and gold, but I cannot disobey the Lord my God in anything, great or small.
But Balaam answered, “I have come to you now, but I can’t say just anything. I can only say what God tells me to say.”
Now go home! I said I would pay you well, but the Lord has made you lose your reward.”