Mesorat%20hashas for Sanhedrin 210:2

(במדבר כד, טז) ויודע דעת עליון השתא דעת בהמתו לא הוה ידע דעת עליון הוה ידע מאי דעת בהמתו דאמרי ליה מאי טעמא לא רכבת סוסיא אמר להו שדאי להו ברטיבא

Now, seeing that <font>he did not even know the mind of his ass</font>, could he know the mind of the most High! What [is this about] the mind of his ass? — For they [the elders] said to him, 'Why didst thou not ride upon thy horse?' He replied. 'I have put it [to graze] in the dewy pastures. But the ass said to him, 'Am I not thine ass?'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXII, 30; thus affirming that it was his usual wont to ride upon her, not upon a horse. ');">⁴</span> — 'Merely for carrying loads',&nbsp;&nbsp;[he replied]. 'Upon which thou hast ridden.' — 'That was only by chance.' 'Ever since I was thine until this day,' [she added]. 'Moreover, <font>I serve thee as a companion by night</font>.' Here is written, Was I ever wont to do so unto thee;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXII, 30. ');">⁵</span>

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