Commentary for Berakhot 121:8
בשלמא למאן דאמר פרצוף היינו דכתיב אחור וקדם צרתני אלא למאן דאמר זנב מאי אחור וקדם צרתני כדרבי אמי דאמר ר' אמי אחור למעשה בראשית וקדם לפורענות
according to the statement of R. Ammi who said : "Behind" refers to the work of creation, "before" to retribution.
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
"Behind" also means "last," i.e. the last to be created, after the animals.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
"Before" can also mean "first," i.e. the first to be punished, before the animals.
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