And Job took up his discourse again, saying:
Again Job took up his discourse saying:
Then he uttered his oracle: The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the strong man whose eye is opened,
Then he uttered his oracle and said, “From Aram, Balak brought me, Moab’s king from the mountains of the east: ‘Come! Curse Jacob for me! ‘Come! Denounce Israel!’
Like a lame man’s legs that hang limp, so is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.
I will open my mouth with a parable. I will utter perplexing sayings from of old,
My mouth speaks wisdom, My heart’s meditation is understanding.
He uttered his oracle and said: “This is the oracle of Balaam son of Beor, and the oracle of a strong man whose eye has been opened,
Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.
