What does God say about flies?

What God says about flies in religious texts includes mentions where flies are used as symbols of pestilence, judgment, and decay, but also as part of creation. In the Bible, flies are mentioned as part of plagues in Exodus, where God sent swarm of flies as one of ten plagues on Egypt to punish Pharaoh for not freeing Israelites, with flies representing nuisance and judgment, as in Exodus 8:21, if you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you. In Ecclesiastes 10:1, dead flies cause ointment to stink, using flies as metaphor for small folly that spoils reputation, as in dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour, so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. Flies are also associated with death and decay, as Beelzebub name means lord of the flies, associated with evil. However, flies are also part of God's creation and have ecological role as decomposers, pollinators, and food for other animals, showing that even pests have purpose in ecosystem. In general, biblical view of flies is not that God hates flies, but they are used as symbols of plague, annoyance, and consequences of sin, while also being part of creation. So God says flies can be instruments of judgment and symbols of folly, but they are also part of created world with ecological role.