Numbers 22:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Balaam answered the donkey, ‘You made me look like a fool. If I had a sword in my hand, I’d kill you now! ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Balaam said to the donkey, Because you have ridiculed and provoked me! I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would kill you! American Standard Version (1901) And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I had killed thee. Common English Bible Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you’ve tormented me. If I had a sword in my hand, I’d kill you now.” Catholic Public Domain Version Balaam responded, "Because you have deserved it, and you have mistreated me. If only I had a sword, so that I might pierce you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Balaam answered: Because thou hast deserved it, and hast served me ill. I would I had a sword that I might kill thee. |
The righteous cares about his animal’s health, but even the merciful acts of the wicked are cruel.
A fool’s displeasure is known at once, but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live; after that they go to the dead.
But the donkey said, ‘Am I not the donkey you’ve ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before? ’ ‘No,’ he replied.
For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, slander.