Taanis 7a § 4
As She Spoke to Me
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The Caeser's men then called for Ben Korcha.
She found it surpirsing that wisdom could be contained
in an ugly person, so I gave her a reply which demonstrated
that just as wine is preserved in ugly earthenware vessels.
So too the Torah is better preserved in me inasmuch as I am ugly.
| Caeser | Why did you tell my daughter to do this? |
| Ben Korcha | As she spoke to me, so I replied to her. |
She found it surpirsing that wisdom could be contained
in an ugly person, so I gave her a reply which demonstrated
that just as wine is preserved in ugly earthenware vessels.
So too the Torah is better preserved in me inasmuch as I am ugly.