16. “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the sanctuary, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gold of the sanctuary is bound by his oath.’
17. Blind fools! For which is greater, the gold or the sanctuary that sanctified the gold?
18. Also, ‘Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it means nothing. But whoever takes an oath by the gift that is on it is bound by his oath.’
19. Blind people! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sanctifies the gift?