¹⁵ forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of ^[a]Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;

¹¹ Woe unto them! for they went in the way of Cain, and ^[a]ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

¹⁴ But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there some that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.