Numbers 22:28-30

Good News Translation

²⁸ Then the Lord gave the donkey the power of speech, and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you? Why have you beaten me these three times?”

²⁹ Balaam answered, “Because you have made a fool of me! If I had a sword, I would kill you.”

³⁰ The donkey replied, “Am I not the same donkey on which you have ridden all your life? Have I ever treated you like this before?”

“No,” he answered.