5. “How lovely are your tents, O Jacob!Your dwellings, O Israel!
6. Like valleys that stretch out,Like gardens by the riverside,Like aloes planted by the Lord,Like cedars beside the waters.
7. He shall pour water from his buckets,And his seed shall be in many waters.“His king shall be higher than Agag,And his kingdom shall be exalted.
8. “God brings him out of Egypt;He has strength like a wild ox;He shall consume the nations, his enemies;He shall break their bonesAnd pierce them with his arrows.
9. ‘He bows down, he lies down as a lion;And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’“Blessed is he who blesses you,And cursed is he who curses you.”
10. Then Balak’s anger was aroused against Balaam, and he struck his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam, “I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have bountifully blessed them these three times!
11. Now therefore, flee to your place. I said I would greatly honor you, but in fact, the Lord has kept you back from honor.”
12. So Balaam said to Balak, “Did I not also speak to your messengers whom you sent to me, saying,