Rabbi Samuel ben Isaac taught in the name of Rabbi Samuel ben Eleazar: ‘The seven “vanities” mentioned in Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) correspond to the seven worlds that a man beholds. At age one, he’s like a king, seated in the litter while all hug and kiss him. At two and three he is like a pig, sticking his hands in the gutters. At ten he skips like a kid. At twenty he is like a horse, adorning himself and seeking a wife. Having married, he is like an ass, that is, the beast of burden. When he has had children he becomes brazen like a dog, in order to bring in bread and food…
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