“The oracle 3 of Balaam son of Beor;
the oracle of the man whose eyes are open; 4
24:4 the oracle of the one who hears the words of God,
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
although falling flat on the ground 5 with eyes open: 6
24:12 Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not also tell your messengers whom you sent to me, 24:13 ‘If Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond 7 the commandment 8 of the Lord to do either good or evil of my own will, 9 but whatever the Lord tells me I must speak’?