Then Balak said to Balaam, “Fine, but if you won’t curse them, at least don’t bless them!”
These people rise up like a lioness, like a majestic lion rousing itself. They refuse to rest until they have feasted on prey, drinking the blood of the slaughtered!”
But Balaam replied to Balak, “Didn’t I tell you that I can do only what the Lord tells me?”