Commentary for Avodah Zarah 81:9

בעי רב אשי תפש בידו צואה מהו מי אמרינן כ"ע זילו באפיה כי צואה א"ד הוא מיהו דזיל באפי כ"ע כצואה תיקו:

R. Ashi asked: What is the rule if it held excrement in its hand? Do we say that [the intention is that] it shows contempt for all people as though they were filth, or perhaps [the meaning is] that it is held in contempt by all as though it were filth? The question remains unanswered.

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