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ある人の牛が、もし他人の牛を突いて殺すならば、彼らはその生きている牛を売って、その価を分け、またその死んだものをも分けなければならない。
9214. 'For this is his only covering' means because sensory impressions lie on a level below more internal things. This is clear from the meaning of 'covering' or 'clothing' as the level of the senses, dealt with above in 9212. The fact that the sensory level lies below more internal things, because it is the lowest level of a person's life, may also be seen in that paragraph.