And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

Not of works, lest any man should boast.

I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.

They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

Saying, These last have wrought {but} one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. {have wrought...: or, have continued one hour only}

And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

Wherefore have we fasted, {say they}, and thou seest not? {wherefore} have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. {labours: or, things wherewith ye grieve others: Heb. griefs}

And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, {and} go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men {are} these with thee?

Where {is} boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father.

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

Wherefore have we fasted, {say they}, and thou seest not? {wherefore} have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. {labours: or, things wherewith ye grieve others: Heb. griefs}

I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.