Numbers 22:29 - Y'all Version Bible Balaam said to the donkey, “Because you have mocked me, I wish there were a sword in my hand, for now I would have killed you.” 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. |
A righteous person respects the life of their animal, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
A fool shows their annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all. Yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long until today? Did I have a habit-habit of doing this to you?” He said, “No.”
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.