Quoting%20commentary for Sanhedrin 210:11
(במדבר כב, כא) ויקם בלעם בבקר ויחבוש את אתונו תנא משום רבי שמעון בן אלעזר אהבה מבטלת שורה של גדולה מאברהם דכתיב (בראשית כא, יד) וישכם אברהם בבקר שנאה מבטלת שורה של גדולה מבלעם שנאמר ויקם בלעם בבקר ויחבוש את אתונו
A Tanna taught on the authority of R. Simeon b. Eleazar: Love disregards the rule of dignified conduct. [This is deduced] from Abraham, for it is written, And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XXII, 3. Though the saddling of an ass is not work becoming for a great man, yet in his love to God and eagerness to carry out his commands, Abraham did it. ');"><sup>20</sup></span> <font>Hate likewise disregards the rule of dignified conduct</font>: [this is deduced] from <font>Balaam</font>, for it is written, And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass.
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