BT Ber 58b(53) :ואלמלא עוקצא דעקרבא דטריק ליה‏ : if it were not for the stinger of Scorpio which stings Orion, the world could not exist
See the entire entry for ˀilmālē conj. if not; if indeed

BT Ber 58b(53) :עוקצא דעקרבא דטריק ליה לכסיל‏ : the stinger of Scorpio which 'stings' Orion
See the entire entry for ˁŭqas, ˁuqsā n.m. needle; sting

BT Ber 58b(53) :ואלמלא עוקצא דעקרבא דטריק ליה לכסיל, לא הוה מתקיים עלמא‏ : were it not for the stinger of Scorpio that stings Orion, the world would not endure
See the entire entry for ˁqwṣ n.m. spine, stinger