רבי חנינא סגן הכהנים אומר: הוי מתפלל בשלומה של מלכות שאלמלא מוֹרָאָהּ, איש את רעהו חיים בלעו. אבות ג ב
“[A person] should daven for the welfare of his government,
because without it, men would swallow each other alive.” (Avos 3:2)
R’ Nosson Wachtfogel Zatzal said that people can become so involved with themselves
that they don’t even see the people around them. Rather, they use others to obtain cavod
or other selfish desires. The name ''Bilam '' contains the same letters as the word: בּו ל עַ to
swallow. Bilam had no regard for others, using them only for his own purposes. He swallowed
them, so to speak.
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