"And He prepared a vessel for him of death, for himself. What is half of it to the fuel? Rabbi Ibu said, these are the wicked whose heart burns with sin during their lifetime. Rabbi Yosei said, these are those who kindled the fire in the Temple. The Sages say, these are the haters of Israel, as it is said (Lamentations 4:19), 'They hunted our steps, that we could not go in our streets; our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end has come.'"
"Behold, wickedness travails and conceives mischief, and brings forth falsehood." Rabbi Levi said that when God told Noah to bring two of every kind into the ark, they all came in as pairs: "Two by two they came to Noah, into the ark, male and female of every living thing" (Genesis 7:8-9). One creature, the chameleon, came alone. It went to Noah and asked to be paired with another chameleon. Noah said, "I cannot help you unless you have a mate." The chameleon went away and brought back a mate. It then approached the ark, but was stopped by a cat which asked, "Where are you going?" The chameleon replied, "I am going into the ark." The cat said, "I will come with you." The chameleon replied, "You cannot come, for you are not one of my kind." The cat said, "I will become like you." So the chameleon said, "If you become like me, then you may come with me." The cat then went away and returned with a striped coat. When they reached the ark, the cat went to Noah and said, "I am a chameleon and I want to come into the ark." Noah replied, "You are not a chameleon." The cat said, "I will prove it to you," and changed its colors. Noah let it into the ark, but the cat caused trouble with the other animals. From this we learn that whoever lies will bring trouble, and whoever speaks the truth will be saved.