Commentary for Bava Kamma 73:18

א"ל רב זביד סומכוס אחזרה קאי והכי קא"ל לת"ק דקאמרת חזרה דבהמה חזרה היא חזרה דבהמה לאו חזרה היא מק"ו מאדם ומה מאדם לא קא מהדר ביה מבהמה לא כ"ש

— R. Zebid may, however, say to you: Symmachus was referring to the reversion to the state of <i>Tam</i>, and what he said to the previous Tanna was this: 'Referring to your statement that the refraining [from goring] beasts is a proper reversion, [I maintain that] the refraining [from goring] beasts is not a proper reversion, [and can prove it] by means of an argument <i>a fortiori</i> from the case of man. For since it has not refrained from [attacking] man, will it not assuredly continue attacking beasts?

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