הֱוֵי רֹאשׁ לַשּׁוּעָלִים וְלֹא זָנָב לָאֲרָיוֹת

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Better to be the head of a fox (dog) than the tail of a lion

הגדרה (אנגלית)

He was tempted to make an effort to stand at the head of a group instead of following behind. See also: "Be the tail to the lions and do not be the head to the foxes."

("Three verses of the disciples of the sages, cf. - Rabbi Ba bar Yesa in the name of Rabbi Yochanan said: Here is a witness, and he said to Helen, "A witness, I will give her a great one from Matnit." Matnit said: "He is a tail for lions and no head for foxes." Matla said: "He is a head for foxes and no tail for lions." Ditinan, his name is called "Smoch Samchen" from the beginning." - Yerushalmi Sanhedrin 4:8, etc.: "There is a head for foxes/ and a head for lions/ You must decide/ which head to be/ There is a head that has no heart/ This is the head that is wretched/ And for us, what fun/ There is only the head of a cherub" - Talma Eligon-Rose/ Cherub Head)