驴对巴兰说：“我不是你从小直到今天所骑的驴吗？我平时有这样待过你吗？”巴兰说：“没有。”

驴对巴兰说：“我不是你从小时直到今日所骑的驴吗？我素常向你这样行过吗？”巴兰说：“没有。”

驴对巴兰说：“我不是你从小直到今天所骑的驴吗？我平时有这样待过你吗？”巴兰说：“没有。”

驴对巴兰说：“我是你从小就骑的驴，我可曾这样对你？”巴兰说：“没有。”

驴对巴兰说：“我不是你从起初一直所骑的驴吗？我曾惯常向你这样行过吗？”巴兰说：“没有。”

驢對巴蘭說：「我不是你從小時直到今日所騎的驢嗎？我素常向你這樣行過嗎？」巴蘭說：「沒有。」

驢對巴蘭說：「我不是你從小直到今天所騎的驢嗎？我平時有這樣待過你嗎？」巴蘭說：「沒有。」

驢對巴蘭說：「我不是你從小直到今天所騎的驢嗎？我平時有這樣待過你嗎？」巴蘭說：「沒有。」

驢對巴蘭說：「我是你從小就騎的驢，我可曾這樣對你？」巴蘭說：「沒有。」

驢對巴蘭說：“我不是你從起初一直所騎的驢嗎？我曾慣常向你這樣行過嗎？”巴蘭說：“沒有。”

驢對巴蘭說：『我，我不是你從小時到今日所騎的驢麼？我素常曾向你這樣行過麼？』巴蘭說：『沒有。』

驢曰、我非爾驢、爾畢生所乘者乎、我素有是行否、曰、無之、

驢曰、我非爾常乘之驢與、自昔及今、我嘗有是行否、曰、否。

驢對巴蘭曰、我非爾自昔至今常乘之驢乎、我素向爾如此行否、曰否、

The donkey said to Balaam,“ Am I not your own donkey, which you have always ridden, to this day? Have I been in the habit of doing this to you?”“ No,” he said.

The donkey said to Balaam,“ I’m your own donkey. I’m the one you have always ridden. Haven’t you been riding me to this very day? Have I ever made you look foolish before?”“ No,” he said.

And the donkey said to Balaam,“ Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Is it my habit to treat you this way?” And he said,“ No.”

“ But I am the same donkey you have ridden all your life,” the donkey answered.“ Have I ever done anything like this before?”“ No,” Balaam admitted.

But the donkey said,“ Am I not the donkey you’ve ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?”“ No,” he replied.

But the donkey said to Balaam,“ Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been in the habit of doing such a thing to you?” And he said,“ No.”

So the donkey said to Balaam,“ Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden, ever since I became yours, to this day? Was I ever disposed to do this to you?” And he said,“ No.”

And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden all thy life long unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? and he said, Nay.

But the donkey said,“ Am I not the donkey you’ve ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?”“ No,” he replied.

And the ass said unto Balaam,[ Am] not I thine ass, upon 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.

The donkey said to Balaam,“ Am not I your donkey that you have ridden ever since I was yours until this day? Have I ever attempted to treat you this way?” And he said,“ No.”

The donkey said to Balaam,“ Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long until today? Was I ever in the habit of doing so to you?” He said,“ No.”

他却为自己的过犯受了责备，而那不能说话的驴以人的声音阻止了先知的狂妄。

但是，神拣选了世上愚拙的，为了使有智慧的羞愧；又拣选了世上软弱的，为了使强壮的羞愧。神也拣选了世上卑贱的，被人厌恶的，以及那一无所有的，为要废掉那样样都有的，