9134. From an ox even to an ass. That this signifies from exterior good or truth, is evident from the signification of “an ox,” as being the good of the natural (see n. 2180, 2566, 2781, 2830, 5913, 8937); and from the signification of “an ass,” as being the truth of the natural (n. 2781, 5492, 5741). The good of the natural is exterior good, and the truth of the natural is exterior truth.