27 And when the donkey had seen the Angel standing there, she fell under the feet of the rider, who, being angry, struck her sides more vehemently with a club.
28 And the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said: 'What have I done to you? Why do strike you me, behold now, for the third time?'
29 Balaam responded, 'Because you have deserved it, and you have mistreated me. If only I had a sword, so that I might pierce you.'
30 The donkey said: 'Am not I your animal, on which you have always been accustomed to sit, even until this present day? Tell me, when did I ever do the same thing to you.' But he said, 'Never.'
31 Immediately, the Lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the Angel standing in the way with a drawn sword, and he reverenced him prone on the ground.
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