George Leo Haydock, on 2Pet 2:15

“Leaving the right way they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam of Bosor, who loved the wages of iniquity,”

“In this they are like Balaam, of Bosor, (a town of the Madianites) who coveting the reward promised him, (Judges xi.) was willing, if God had permitted him, to have cursed the people of Israel: but God put a check to his madness, by making the ass which he rode upon speak with a human voice. (Witham)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.