16. “Woe to you, blind guides, who say, ‘Whoever swears by the Dwelling Place, it does not matter, but whoever swears by the gold of the Dwelling Place, is bound by oath.’
17. “Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gold or the Dwelling Place that sets the gold apart?
18. “And, ‘Whoever swears by the altar, it does not matter, but whoever swears by the gift that is on it, is bound by oath.’
19. “Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift or the altar that sets the gift apart?
20. “He, then, who swears by the altar, swears by it and by all that is upon it.
21. “And he who swears by the Dwelling Place, swears by it and by Him who is dwelling in it.
22. “And he who swears by the heaven, swears by the throne of Elohim and by Him who is sitting upon it.
23. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you tithe the mint and the anise and the cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the Torah: the right-ruling and the compassion and the belief. These need to have been done, without neglecting the others.
24. “Blind guides – straining out a gnat and swallowing a camel!