16. You are in for trouble! You are supposed to lead others, but you are blind. You teach that it doesn't matter if a person swears by the temple. But you say that it does matter if someone swears by the gold in the temple.
17. You blind fools! Which is greater, the gold or the temple that makes the gold sacred?
18. You also teach that it doesn't matter if a person swears by the altar. But you say that it does matter if someone swears by the gift on the altar.
19. Are you blind? Which is more important, the gift or the altar that makes the gift sacred?
20. Anyone who swears by the altar also swears by everything on it.