"Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give. for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Do not go from house to house.

"The good man out of the good treasure-house of his heart brings forth good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure-house of his heart brings forth evil; for the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.

"He is like a man who is building a house who digged and went deep and laid a foundation upon rock. And, when a flood came, the torrent dashed against that house, but could not move, because it had been founded upon rock.

"But he who listens but does not do, is like a man who built a house upon the soil, without foundations, against which the torrent burst, and at once it fell in, and the ruin of that house was great."

He knew their intentions and said to them. "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste and house falls upon house.

"However, you know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not have allowed his house to be broken into.

saying, "It is written, ??he house of God shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers."