Numbers 22:26-31

New International Version

²⁶ Then the angel of the Lord moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. ²⁷ When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it lay down under Balaam, and he was angry^(A) and beat it with his staff. ²⁸ Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth,^(B) and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?^(C)”

²⁹ Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now.^(D)”

³⁰ The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?”

“No,” he said.

³¹ Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes,^(E) and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn. So he bowed low and fell facedown.