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 The concupiscence of the eyes is nothing else than the cursed hunger for gold or that avarice and desire for riches, concerning which the Apostle says," The desire of money is the root of all evils, which some coveting have erred from faith , and have entangled themselves in many sorrows .(1 TIM.6,10). Our Lord gives the warning : " Take heed , and beware of all covetousness."( Luke 12,15) " For they that will become rich , fall into temptation,and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition.( 1. Tim 6,9).

He wishes to possess nothing as his own,not even the slightest thing, and , following the example and teaching of our Lord,to require as few things as possible for life.