A brother was leaving the world, and though he gave his goods to the poor he kept some for his own use. He went to Antony, and when Antony knew what he had done, he said, "If you want to be a monk, go to the village over there, buy some meat, hang it on your naked body and come back here."
The brother went, and dogs and birds tore at his body. He came back to Antony, who asked him if he had done what he was told. He showed him his torn body. Then Antony said, "Those who renounce the world but want to keep their money are attacked in that way by demons and torn in pieces."
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