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Was it a miracle that flies and lice should bloat upon their carrion, and spread disease in both man and beast?

6 seconds sound clip from the The Ten Commandments (1956) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:33:21.491 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- The people desert the temples. They turn from the gods.

- What gods? You prophets and priests made the gods, that you may prey upon the fears of men.

- When the Nile ran red, I too was afraid, until word came of a mountain beyond the cataracts which spewed red mud and poisoned the water.

- Was it the staff I gave you that caused all this?

- Was it the wonder of your god that fish should die, and frogs should leave the waters?

- Was it a miracle that flies and lice should bloat upon their carrion, and spread disease in both man and beast?

- These things were ordered by themselves, not by any god! Now, go.

- That you may know these things are done of God, you shall see hail fall from a clear sky, and burn as fire upon the ground.

- You shall see darkness cover Egypt when the sun climbs high to noon.

- And you shall know that God is God, and bow down to his will.

- Nothing of this Earth can make me bow to you, Moses.

[...]

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Actors: Charlton Heston (Moses), Yul Brynner (Ramses II), Anne Baxter (Nefretiri), Edward G. Robinson (Dathan), Yvonne De Carlo (Sephora)

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