And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'From Aram he doth lead me -- Balak king of Moab; From mountains of the east: Come -- curse for me Jacob, And come -- be indignant [with] Israel.

and he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes are shut --

And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'An affirmation of Balaam son of Beor -- And an affirmation of the man whose eyes [are] shut --

I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:

I open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,

Weak have been the two legs of the lame, And a parable in the mouth of fools.