Balaam answered Balak, “Here is what I told the messengers you sent me.
But Balaam gave them his answer. He said, “Balak could give me all the silver and gold in his palace. Even then, I still couldn’t do anything at all that goes beyond what the Lord my God commands.
“Well, I’ve come to you now,” Balaam replied. “But I can’t say whatever I please. I can only speak the words God puts in my mouth.”
Get out of here right away! Go home! I said I’d make you very rich. But the Lord has kept you from getting rich.”