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Core Textמַאי דִּכְתִיב וַיִּיצֶר בִּשְׁנֵי יוּדִין? כִּדְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן פָּזִי דְּאָמַר: אוֹי לִי מִיּוֹצְרִי וְאוֹי לִי מִיִּצְרִי. אִי נָמֵי כִּדְרַבִּי יִרְמְיָה בֶּן אֶלְעָזָר דְּאָמַר: דּוּ פַּרְצוּפִין בָּרָא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בָּאָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אָחוֹר וָקֶדֶם צַרְתָּנִי.
English of Core Text: What is the meaning of “vayyitzer” written with two yuds? As Rabbi Shimon ben Pazi said: Woe is me from my Creator (yotzri) and woe is me from my inclination (yitzri). Alternatively, as Rabbi Yirmeyah ben Elazar said: The Holy One, blessed be He, created Adam the first man with two faces, as it is said “You have formed me back and front.”