( K) I did not realize you were standing in the road to oppose me. If it had not turned away, I would certainly have killed you by now, ( J) but I would have spared it.”ģ4 Balaam said to the angel of the Lord, “I have sinned. 33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. So he bowed low and fell facedown.ģ2 The angel of the Lord asked him, “Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me. ( H)”ģ0 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?”ģ1 Then the Lord opened Balaam’s eyes, ( I) and he saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn. 28 Then the Lord opened the donkey’s mouth, ( F) and it said to Balaam, “What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times? ( G)”Ģ9 Balaam answered the donkey, “You have made a fool of me! If only I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now. 27 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it lay down under Balaam, and he was angry ( E) and beat it with his staff. So he beat the donkey again.Ģ6 Then the angel of the Lord moved on ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn, either to the right or to the left. 25 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, it pressed close to the wall, crushing Balaam’s foot against it. Balaam beat it ( D) to get it back on the road.Ģ4 Then the angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path through the vineyards, with walls on both sides.
23 When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord standing in the road with a drawn sword ( C) in his hand, it turned off the road into a field. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him. 22 But God was very angry ( A) when he went, and the angel of the Lord ( B) stood in the road to oppose him. And so the term 'Bian's Jade' came into being.21 Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the Moabite officials. In memory of the faithful man Bian Heh, the Emperor named the jade by Bian Heh. Then it was carefully cut and polished fine and at last, the jade became a rare treasure of the state of Chu. To their astonishment, in the rough coat, the pure content was sparkling and translucent.
Why was a real jade mistaken as a plain stone again and again? Why was a loyal man thought faithless time and time?" Emperor Chuwen was touched by Bian Heh's deep grief and ordered the jaders to open the jade to have a close look. Bian Heh sobbed out "Call a spade a spade. He ordered his men to find out why he was so sad. And it happened to be heard by the emperor in the court.
He could not stop crying for several days and nights he almost wept his heart out and even blood was dropping from his eyes. However, the moment he thought of what he had incurred, he couldn't help crying beside a hill. "After the death of Emperor Chuwu, the prince Chuwen was enthroned, that gave the poor Bian Heh a gleam of light of proving his clear conscience.
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