Horayos 13a § 7+
Why are Mice So Inferior
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Why is it that all creatures dominate mice?
That is, why do mice deserve the miserable
destiny of being chased around constantly.
Because their underlying nature is evil.
(83.) Rashi: A mouse's guiding inclination
is malicious in the extreme.
Or because they gnaw through even the handle
of a spade, which surely provides them no benefit.
That is, why do mice deserve the miserable
destiny of being chased around constantly.
Because their underlying nature is evil.
(83.) Rashi: A mouse's guiding inclination
is malicious in the extreme.
Or because they gnaw through even the handle
of a spade, which surely provides them no benefit.