because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam to call a curse down on them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing.)

because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam<cr>1</cr> to call a curse down on them.<cr>2</cr> (Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing.)<cr>3</cr>

Nehemiah 13:2

 because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam   to call a curse down on them.   (Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing.)  

<poetry>How can I curse <indent>those whom God has not cursed? </indent> How can I denounce <indent>those whom the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has not denounced? </indent> </poetry>

How can I curse <indent>those whom God has not cursed?<cr>1</cr> </indent> How can I denounce <indent>those whom the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> has not denounced?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Numbers 23:8

 How can I curse those whom God has not cursed?   How can I denounce those whom the Lord has not denounced?   

Proverbs 26:2

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