Numbers 22:9-12

9God came to Balaam, and said, “Who are these men with you?”

10Balaam said to God, “Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent word to me:

11‘Hear this, the people who came out of Egypt cover the surface of the land; come now, curse them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them out.’ ”

12God said to Balaam, “Do not go with them; you shall not curse the people [of Israel], for they are blessed.”