15 Forsaking the right way, (A)they have gone astray. They have followed (B)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved (C)gain from wrongdoing, 16 but was rebuked for his own transgression; (D)a speechless donkey spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet's madness.

17 (E)These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. (F)For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved.

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