Balaam said, “Because you’ve been playing games with me! If I had a sword I would have killed you by now.”
“Fair enough,” said Laban. “It’s a deal.”
Good people are good to their animals; the “good-hearted” bad people kick and abuse them.
Fools have short fuses and explode all too quickly; the prudent quietly shrug off insults.
The donkey said to Balaam, “Am I not your trusty donkey on whom you’ve ridden for years right up until now? Have I ever done anything like this to you before? Have I?” He said, “No.”