Numbers 23:25
And Balac said to Balaam: Neither curse, nor bless him.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Dixitque Balac ad Balaam : Nec maledicas ei, nec benedicas.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ εἶπεν Βαλὰκ πρὸς Βαλαάμ Οὔτε κατάραις καταράσῃ μοι αὐτόν, οὔτε εὐλογῶν μὴ εὐλογήσῃς αὐτόν.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בָּלָק֙ אֶל בִּלְעָ֔ם גַּם קֹ֖ב לֹ֣א תִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּ גַּם בָּרֵ֖ךְ לֹ֥א תְבָרֲכֶֽנּוּ
Haydock's commentary
Neither, &c. When infidels cannot prevail upon people to side with them entirely, in their false worship, they endeavour to induce them at least not to bless, nor follow up the true religion. (Worthington)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.