“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
And the utterance of the man whose eyes are opened;

“The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor,
The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened,
⁴ The utterance of him who hears the words of God,
Who sees the vision of the Almighty,
Who ^(B)falls down, with eyes wide open:

“Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram,
From the mountains of the east.
^(B)‘Come, curse Jacob for me,
And come, ^(C)denounce Israel!’

^(A)“I will open My mouth in parables;
^(B)I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.”

^(A)“Rise up, Balak, and hear!
Listen to me, son of Zippor!