9. For from the top of the rocks I see him,And from the hills I behold him;There! A people dwelling alone,Not reckoning itself among the nations.
10. “Who can count the dust of Jacob,Or number one-fourth of Israel?Let me die the death of the righteous,And let my end be like his!”
11. Then Balak said to Balaam, “What have you done to me? I took you to curse my enemies, and look, you have blessed them bountifully!”
12. So he answered and said, “Must I not take heed to speak what the Lord has put in my mouth?”