“You made me look stupid!” Balaam answered. “If I had a sword, I'd kill you here and now!”
“I agree to that,” was Laban's response.
Good people are kind to their animals, but a mean person is cruel.
Losing your temper is foolish; ignoring an insult is sensible.
It's terribly unfair for the same thing to happen to each of us. We are mean and foolish while we live, and then we die.
“But you're my owner,” replied the donkey, “and you've ridden me many times. Have I ever done anything like this before?” “No,” Balaam admitted.
Out of your heart come evil thoughts, murder, unfaithfulness in marriage, vulgar deeds, stealing, telling lies, and insulting others.