<p class="poetry">Indeed, I have received a command<n id="1" /> to bless;p> <p class="poetry">he has blessed,<n id="2" /> and I cannot reverse it.<n id="3" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">Balak said to Balaam, &#8220;Neither curse them at all<n id="1" /> nor bless them at all!&#8221;<n id="2" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">Then Balak said to Balaam, &#8220;What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but on the contrary<n id="1" /> you have only blessed them!&#8221;<n id="2" />

<p class="bodytext">Then Balak became very angry at Balaam, and he struck his hands together.<n id="1" /> Balak said to Balaam, &#8220;I called you to curse my enemies, and look, you have done nothing but bless<n id="2" /> them these three times!