English: It was taught: Even that wicked one set a sign for himself. He said: “May my soul die the death of the upright” — if my soul dies the death of the upright, let my end be like his; and if not, I am going to my people.
Type of Learning
Reading Bilam’s wish as a conditional self-judgment.
What Is Learned
Bilam himself framed the test: share the end of the upright, or return to his own people without that portion.