10. Then Balak's anger burned against Balaam. He slapped his hands together. He said to Balaam, "I sent for you to put a curse on my enemies. But you have given them a blessing three times.
11. 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."
12. Balaam answered Balak, "Here is what I told the messengers you sent me.
13. I said, 'Balak could give me his palace filled with silver and gold. Even if I wanted to, I still couldn't do anything at all that goes beyond what the Lord commands. I have to say only what the Lord tells me to say.'
14. "Now I'm going back to my people. But come. Let me warn you about what these people will do to your people in days to come."