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God has brought them forth from Egypt,
    their strength is that of the wild ox.
They will devour nations,
    they will break the bones of their enemies,
they will pierce them through with their arrows.
He crouches down, he lay down like a lion; who dare rouse him?
Blessed is the one who blesses him,
    but cursed is the one who curses him.”

10 Balak became enraged at Balaam. Balak clasped his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but you have blessed them these three times.

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