25. And the donkey, seeing this, drew herself close to the wall and scraped the foot of the rider. So he beat her again.
26. And, nevertheless, the Angel passing on to a narrow place, where one would not be able to deviate either to the right or to the left, stood to meet him.
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."