¹⁶ They went to Bil‘am and said to him, “Here is what Balak the son of Tzippor says: ‘Please don’t let anything keep you from coming to me. ¹⁷ I will reward you very well, and whatever you say to me I will do. So please come, and curse this people for me.’” ¹⁸ Bil‘am answered the servants of Balak, “Even if Balak were to give me his palace filled with silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Adonai my God to do anything, great or small.