But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them.
Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,
And Moses was very angry and said to the Lord, “Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed one of them.”
Now the man Moses was very meek, more than all people who were on the face of the earth.
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