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20 lines
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# Sell your possessions and give alms
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"Sell your possessions and give what you earn to the poor"
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# Make for yourselves purses which will not wear out
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This is the result of giving to the poor. Alternate translation: "In this way you will make for yourselves money bags that will not get holes in them
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# does not run out
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"does not diminish" or "does not become less"
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# no thief comes near
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"thieves do not come near"
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# no moth destroys
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"moths do not destroy. "A "moth" is a small insect that eats holes in fabric. You may need to use a different insect, such as an ant or termite.
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