GEN1595 The reference to maiming oxen illustrates the extent to which enraged people commit acts of gratuitous violence.  Rage separates people’s minds and hearts from God, and inhibits moral constraints.   … Most of us have occasionally responded to bad behavior with disproportionate rage, which is why we all need to learn how to control ourselves when we are consumed with anger. … As the Talmud explains, “When one becomes rageful, God becomes of no consequence to him” [and] “It is certain that the sins of the angry man outweigh his merits” Nedarim 22b.   TELVOL 1:248-9