Commentary for Yoma 166:19

מאי בינייהו איכא בינייהו

And when they called to a house whose [owner's] name was Balah, they would not enter, saying: He seems to be a wicked man, as it is written: Then said I of her that was [balah] worn out by adulteries.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ezek. XXIII, 43. A play on 'balah', viz., one worn out by wrong living.');">²³</span> IF SOMEONE WAS BITTEN BY A MAD DOG. Our Rabbis taught: Five things were mentioned in connection with a mad dog. Its mouth is open, its saliva dripping, its ears flap, its tail is hanging between it thighs, it walks on the edge of the road. Some say, Also it barks without its voice being heard. Where does it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The madness of the dog.');">²⁴</span> come from? - Rab said: Witches are having their fun with it. Samuel said: An evil spirit rests upon it. What is the practical difference between these two views? - This is the difference

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