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Woe to you, you blind guides, who say, `Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.`
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You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
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`Whoever will swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever will swear by the gift that is on it, he is a debtor.`
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You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
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He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by everything on it.
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He who swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who is living in it.
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He who swears by the heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits on it.