The donkey brays only when a basket of carobs is before it

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The donkey brays only when a basket of carobs is before it

The donkey brays only when a basket of carobs is before it

The donkey makes noise only when it has food available. Figuratively: a person becomes arrogant or rebellious only when enjoying abundance. A proverb similar to 'A lion does not roar from a basket of straw but from a basket of meat' (kefifah means basket).

("And they made for themselves gods of gold (Exodus 32:31)" Who caused them to do this? I, who gave them much silver and gold. Why? Because the donkey brays only when a basket of carobs is before it" - Jerusalem Talmud Yoma 8:7)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֵין חֲמוֹר נוֹהֵק אֶלָּא מִתּוֹךְ כְּפִיפָה שֶׁל חָרוּבִים

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: אָדָם בּוֹעֵט וְלִבּוֹ גּוֹבֵהַ רַק מִתּוֹךְ שֶׁפַע. בְּדוֹמֶה לפִּתְגָּם 'אֵין אֲרִי נוֹהֵם מִתּוֹךְ קֻפָּה שֶׁל תֶּבֶן אֶלָּא מִתּוֹךְ קֻפָּה שֶׁל בָּשָׂר' (נָהַק מַשְׁמָע הִשְׁמִיעַ קוֹל זְעָקָה הַמְּיֻחָד לַחֲמוֹר. כְּפִיפָה מַשְׁמָע סַל).

("וְיַעֲשׂוּ לָהֶם אֱלֹהֵי זָהָב(שְׁמוֹת לֵב לֹא)"מִי גְּרָם לָהֶם?אֲנִי שֶׁהֵרַבְתִּי לָהֶם כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב, לָמָּה? שֶׁאֵין חֲמוֹר נוֹהֵק אֶלָּא מִתּוֹךְ כְּפִיפָה שֶׁל חָרוּבִין"- יְרוּשַׁלְמִי יוֹמָא ח, ז)

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