“ For what great nation is there, and And what great nation is there, which are similar, are in one case; Happy art thou, O Israel, and Who is like Thy people, in one case; Or hath God assayed, in one case ”

“ Fatigue in the knees comes from them. The wearing out of the clothes of the scholars is due to their rubbing against them. The bruising of the feet comes from them. If one wants to discover them, [5] let him take sifted ashes and sprinkle around his bed, and in the morning he will see something like the footprints of a cock. If one wishes to see them, let him take the after-birth of a black she-cat, the offspring of a black she-cat, the first-born of a first-born, let him roast it in fire and grind it to powder, and then let him put some into his eye, and he will see them. ”

“ You have made me a unique entity [26] in the world, and I shall make you a unique entity in the world. 'You have made me a unique entity in the world', as it is said: Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. [27] 'And I shall make you a unique entity in the world', as it is said: And who is like Thy people Israel, a nation one in the earth. [28] R. Aha b. Raba said to R. Ashi: This accounts for one case, what about the other cases? [29] — He replied to him: [They contain the following verses] : For what great nation is there, etc.; And what great nation is there, etc. ”