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καὶ ἀπεκρίθη βαλααμ καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν βαλακ ἐὰν δῷ μοι βαλακ πλήρη τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἀργυρίου καὶ χρυσίου οὐ δυνήσομαι παραβῆναι τὸ ῥῆμα κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτὸ μικρὸν ἢ μέγα ἐν τῇ διανοίᾳ μου
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καὶ ἀπεκρίθη βαλααμ καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν βαλακ ἐὰν δῷ μοι βαλακ πλήρη τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ ἀργυρίου καὶ χρυσίου οὐ δυνήσομαι παραβῆναι τὸ ῥῆμα κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτὸ μικρὸν ἢ μέγα ἐν τῇ διανοίᾳ μου
By Henry MacLagan
Verse 18. But the false teacher thinks, from the evident force of the truth, that although corrupted good should be able externally to enrich him with all abundance of truths and good affections together, yet it is impossible to exceed the limits of Divine Truth, which outwardly controls the wicked, and compels their obedience.