NUM102 For all who insult a righteous man it is as if they have insulted the Holy One Blessed be He, as the foes of Israel are referred to as the foes of Hashem in many places. It is in this regard that we are exhorted in the Torah (Devarim 24:9): "Remember what Hashem your God did to Miriam on the way [for speaking against Moshe]." Therefore, if one bears his shame in silence, it is evident that he is humble, as we find in the case of Hillel the Prince (Shabbos 31a) whom one shamed: "May there not be many like you in Israel," and who did not take umbrage. It is stated in the Midrash: "Only he is humble who hears himself shamed and does not reply, as it is written [this verse]: 'And Miriam and Aharon spoke against Moshe,' after which it is written (ibid. :3): 'And the man, Moshe was extremely humble.'" About such man it is written (Shoftim 5:31): "And those who love Him are as the going forth of the sun in its might" (Shabbos 88B).