Numbers 24:10-14

10When Balaam said that, Balak became very angry with him. He hit his hands together and he said to Balaam, ‘I asked you to come here and to curse my enemies, the Israelites. But you have blessed them three times!

11So go home now. I said that I would pay you very well. But the Lord has stopped me from giving you anything.’

12Balaam said to Balak, ‘I already said this to the men that you sent to bring me.

13I told them, “I can only speak the message that the Lord tells me. I cannot do good things or bad things just because I want to do them. Even if Balak gives his palace full of silver and gold to me, I cannot do anything different. I have to obey the Lord's command.”

14So I will now return to my own people. But listen! Before I go, I will tell you what these Israelites will do to your people in the future.’