You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?
'Whoever swears by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, he is obligated?'
You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all from one, for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,