But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. {the...: or, every creature}

A righteous {man} regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked {are} cruel. {tender...: or, bowels}

For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?

Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam {the son} of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because {thy} way is perverse before me: {to...: Heb. to be an adversary unto thee}

And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation;

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? {Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.}