And the Lord opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said unto Balaam,
"What have I done unto thee that thou hast smitten me these three times?"
And Balaam said, "because thou hast mocked me I would there were a sword in my hand, for now I would **** thee."
And the donkey said unto Balaam, "Am I not thine donkey 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."
And the angel of the Lord said unto him, "Wherefore hast thou smitten thine donkey these three times? behold I went out before thee because thy way is perverse before me. And the donkey 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."