‘It is said that who[ever] does not listen with his ears will be made to listen through the back of his neck.’ Another ‘a snare was set on a dung heap, and a fig-pecker came by and said to it: "What are you doing here?" The snare said to it: "I am praying to God." The fig-pecker said: "And that on your face – what is it?" [The snare] said: "It is bread for the hungry. [So] the fig-pecker approached to eat it, and [the snare] caught him by the neck and strangled him. The fig-pecker said to it: "If this is your bread for the hungry, may the God you pray to never hear your voice."’ ‘They said to the cat: "Give up your thievery, so that you may enter the palace,’

‘as your soul desires". And she answered: "[Even] if I had eyes of gold and ears of silver, I would not cease from my thievery."’ Another ‘They said to the wolf, "Stay away from the sheep!" [But] he said to them: "Their dust is more than good for my eyes." ’ Another ‘They took the wolf into the school and said to him: "Read, Aleph, Beth." He said to them: "Kid, lamb." ’ Another My Lord said: "It is well known that whoever does evil will be repaid with evil, and whoever does good will be repaid with good [things].