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And he returned unto him, and, behold, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he and all the princes of Moab.

And he took up his parable and said, Balak, the king of Moab, has brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob and come, denounce Israel.

Why should I curse one whom God has not cursed? And why should I denounce one whom the LORD has not denounced?

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So he went back to him and found him standing beside his offering, with all the Moabite officials.(A) Then Balaam(B) spoke his message:(C)

“Balak brought me from Aram,(D)
    the king of Moab from the eastern mountains.(E)
‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me;
    come, denounce Israel.’(F)
How can I curse
    those whom God has not cursed?(G)
How can I denounce
    those whom the Lord has not denounced?(H)

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