16. They came to Balaam and said to him,“Thus says Balak the son of Zippor, ‘Please, let nothing hold you back from coming to me,
17. because I will promote you to very great honor, and anything you say to me I will do. Come please, curse this people for me.’ ”
18. Balaam answered the servants of Balak, “If Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I am not able to go beyond the command of the Lord my God, to do less or more.
19. Now please remain here tonight, that I may know what more the Lord will say to me.”