24. The people rise up like a lioness;they get up like a lion.Lions don’t rest until they have eaten,until they have drunk their enemies’ blood.”
25. Then Balak said to Balaam, “You haven’t cursed these people, so at least don’t bless them!”
26. Balaam answered Balak, “I told you before that I can only do what the Lord tells me.”
27. Then Balak said to Balaam, “Come, I will take you to another place. Maybe God will be pleased to let you curse them from there.”
28. So Balak took Balaam to the top of Peor, the mountain that looks over the desert.