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Some manuscripts include verse 14: Woe to you hypocritical Torah-teachers and P'rushim! For you swallow up widow's houses while making a show of davvening at great length. Because of this your punishment will be all the worse
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"Woe to you hypocritical Torah-teachers and P'rushim! You go about over land and sea to make one proselyte; and when you succeed, you make him twice as fit for Gei-Hinnom as you are!
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"Woe to you, you blind guides! You say, `If someone swears by the Temple, he is not bound by his oath; but if he swears by the gold in the Temple, he is bound.'
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You blind fools! Which is more important? the gold? or the Temple which makes the gold holy?
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And you say, `If someone swears by the altar, he is not bound by his oath; but if he swears by the offering on the altar, he is bound.'
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Blind men! Which is more important? the sacrifice? or the altar which makes the sacrifice holy
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So someone who swears by the altar swears by it and everything on it.
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And someone who swears by the Temple swears by it and the One who lives in it
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And someone who swears by heaven swears by God's throne and the One who sits on it.
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"Woe to you hypocritical Torah-teachers and P'rushim! You pay your tithes of mint, dill and cumin; but you have neglected the weightier matters of the Torah -- justice, mercy, trust. These are the things you should have attended to -- without neglecting the others!
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Blind guides! -- straining out a gnat, meanwhile swallowing a camel!