I counsel thee to buy of me gold fire tried, that thou mayest be made rich; and mayest be clothed in white garments, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Glossa Ordinaria
I counsel thee to buy of me gold fire-tried, proved. Because such works will not lead through unto salvation. That the confusion may not appear. It is better to blush here before a few than hereafter before all. With eyesalve. The eyes are anointed, that we may see, when for knowing the brightness of the true light we aid the keenness of our understanding with the medicine of good working. The commandment of the Lord enlightening the eyes. Or anoint with the gift of the Holy Spirit the mind which earthly things had shut in.
English is machine-translated from the public-domain Latin (Glossa Ordinaria, Migne, Patrologia Latina 113-114, 1852; digital text from Corpus Corporum, mlat.uzh.ch), since no public-domain English translation exists. It is not a scholarly translation. Please report errors.