"And [4889] Balaam the son of Beor they slew with the sword." [4890] For, speaking no longer by the Spirit of God, but setting up another law of fornication contrary to the law of God, [4891] this man shall no longer be reckoned as a prophet, but as a soothsayer. For, as he did not continue in the commandment of God, he received the just reward of his evil devices.

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Footnotes:

[4889] With the exception of the initial text, this fragment is almost identical with No. xxv.

[4890] Numbers 31:8.

[4891] Revelation 2:14.