Sell ye those things that ye have in possession [or that ye wield], and give ye alms. And make to you satchels that wax not old, treasure that faileth not in heavens, whither a thief nigh-eth not, neither moth destroyeth.
Hear ye, my most dearworthy brethren, whether God chose not poor men in this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, that God promised to men that love him?
I counsel thee to buy of me burnt gold, that thou be made rich, and be clothed with white clothes, that the confusion [or the shame] of thy nakedness be not seen; and anoint thine eyes with a collyrium, that is, a medicine for eyes, gathered of diverse herbs, that thou see.