Avoda Zora 4b § 2
Rabbi Yehoshua's Curse
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There was a certain heretic
who was in Yehoshua's neighbourhood,
who used to constantly harass him by citing
Scriptural verses to prove his sectarian doctrines.
One day, Yehoshua was took a rooster and tied it
between the feet of the bed, and stared at it intently.
He thought to himself: When that moment comes
that the rooster's comb pales and it stands on one foot,
I will curse (the heretic), for then my curse will be effective.
who was in Yehoshua's neighbourhood,
who used to constantly harass him by citing
Scriptural verses to prove his sectarian doctrines.
One day, Yehoshua was took a rooster and tied it
between the feet of the bed, and stared at it intently.
He thought to himself: When that moment comes
that the rooster's comb pales and it stands on one foot,
I will curse (the heretic), for then my curse will be effective.