04:022:020 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.

04:022:021 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and
           went with the princes of Moab.

04:022:022 And God’s anger was kindled because he went:  and the angel of
           the lord stood in the way for an adversary against him.  Now he
           was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.

04:022:023 And the ass saw the angel of the lord standing in the way, and
           his sword drawn in his hand:  and the ass turned aside out of
           the way, and went into the field:  and Balaam smote the ass, to
           turn her into the way.

04:022:024 But the angel of the lord stood in a path of the vineyards, a
           wall being on this side, and a wall on that side.

04:022:025 And when the ass saw the angel of the lord, she thrust herself
           unto the wall, and crushed Balaam’s foot against the wall:  and
           he smote her again.

04:022:026 And the angel of the lord went further, and stood in a narrow
           place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to
           the left.

04:022:027 And when the ass saw the angel of the lord, she fell down
           under Balaam:  and Balaam’s anger was kindled, and he smote the
           ass with a staff.

04:022:028 And the lord opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto
           Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me
           these three times?

04:022:029 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me:  I
           would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill
           thee.

04:022:030 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which
           thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I
           ever wont to do so unto thee?  And he said, Nay.

04:022:031 Then the lord opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel
           of the lord standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his
           hand:  and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.

04:022:032 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: 

04:022:033 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: 
           unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain
           thee, and saved her alive.

04:022:034 And Balaam said unto the angel of the lord, I have sinned; for
           I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me:  now
           therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.