You have done a good deed,' said he to her. R. Isaac's statement that a change of name can cancel the doom of a person is the origin of the ritual of changing the name of a person who is seriously ill. Rock is hard, but iron splits it. Iron is hard, but fire softens it. Fire is hard, but water quenches it.
Water is strong, but clouds bear it.
Clouds are strong, but wind scatters them. Wind is strong, but a body can bear it. The body is strong, but fright crushes it. Fright is strong, but wine banishes it. Wine is strong, but sleep works it off.