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The Rev. Ashton Oxenden quotes from an old writer an illustration of this precept. He says, "We need not lose our riches, but change their place. Suppose a friend should enter thy house, and should find that thou hadst lodged thy fruits on a damp floor; and suppose he knew the likelihood of those fruits to spoil, and should therefore give thee some such advice as this — 'Brother, thou art likely to lose the things which thou hast gathered with great labour. Thou hast placed them on a damp floor. In a few days they will corrupt.' You would inquire, 'What shall I do?' And he would answer, 'Raise them to a higher room.' If wise, you would instantly act upon this advice. So Christ advises us to raise our riches from earth to heaven."

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KJV: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

WEB: "Don't lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;