Musar for Yevamot 210:8

אמר ליה וכי משה היה הגון ללמוד תורה מפי הגבורה אמר ליה וכי משה אתה אמר ליה וכי רבך אלהים הוא אמר רב יוסף שקליה רבי למטרפסיה דקאמר ליה רבך ולא רבי

'Are you, forsooth, fit', the first said to him, 'to learn Torah from Rabbi?' — 'Was Moses fit', the other retorted, 'to learn Torah from the lips of the Omnipotent!' 'Are you Moses indeed!' the first exclaimed. — 'Is then your Master a god!' the other retorted. R. Jose remarked: Rabbi got what he merited when the one<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Ishmael. ');">²⁰</span> said to the other<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Abdan. ');">²¹</span> 'Your Master' and not 'my Master'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A slight upon Rabbi's recognized high position but one he well deserved for allowing Abdan publicly to annoy R. Ishmael. ');">²²</span>

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