And he took up his parable, and said, Balak king of Moab sent for me out of Mesopotamia, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse Jacob for me, and come, call for a curse upon Israel for me.

And he took up his parable and said, The utterance of Balaam son of Beor, the man whose eyes are truly open says,

And he took up his parable and said, The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, the man whose eyes are truly open,

I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my riddle on the harp.

I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter dark sayings [which have been] from the beginning.

[As well] take away the motion of the legs, as transgression from the mouth of fools.