9070. But if the ox were wont to strike with his horn from yesterday the day before yesterday. That this signifies if the affection of evil has existed for a long time, is evident from the signification of “an ox wont to strike with the horn,” as being the affection of evil (see n. 9065); and from the signification of “yesterday the day before yesterday,” as being a preceding state and time (n. 6983, 7114), thus what has been previously, and for a long time.

9065. And when an ox shall strike with the horn a man or a woman. That this signifies if the affection of evil in the natural shall injure the truth or the good of faith, is evident from the signification of “striking with the horn,” as being to injure, for “a horn” signifies the power of falsity from evil (see n. 2832), and “to strike” signifies to injure; from the signification of “an ox,” as being the affection of good in the natural (n. 2180, 2566, 2781, 2830, 5913, 8937), consequently in the opposite sense the affection of evil in the natural; from the signification of “man” [vir] as being the truth of faith (n. 9034); and from the signification of “woman,” as being the good of faith (see n. 4823, 6014, 8337).