And Balaam (A)took up his discourse and said,

“From (B)Aram Balak has brought me,
    the king of Moab (C)from the eastern mountains:
‘Come, (D)curse Jacob for me,
    and come, denounce Israel!’
How can I curse whom God has not cursed?
    How can I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?
For from the top of the crags (E)I see him,
    from the hills I behold him;
behold, (F)a people dwelling alone,
    and (G)not counting itself among the nations!

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