This section of the Sermon inculcates a freedom from anxiety, rising from implicit confidence in a heavenly Father’s love and care. Verses 19–21 constitute a perfect poem in Aramaic, showing unforced rhythm and even rhyme. The uncertainty of treasure laid up on earth is illustrated by the parable of Luke 12:15–21. “Character is the only garment you can weave in this world and wear in the next.” An unsound eye, in the sense of 6:23, is an envious eye, which is apt