Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, {continued: Heb. added to take up}

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, {saying}, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: {whose...: Heb. who had his eyes shut, but now opened}

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

The legs of the lame are not equal: so {is} a parable in the mouth of fools. {are...: Heb. are lifted up}

I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, {continued: Heb. added to take up}

And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, {saying}, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

In that day shall {one} take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, {and} say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed {it} from me! turning away he hath divided our fields. {a doleful...: Heb. a lamentation of lamentations} {turning...: or, instead of restoring}