But the wise answered, saying: since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves. The wise virgins' refusal is not selfishness but the honest assessment that the oil cannot be divided without extinguishing both sets of lamps. The go buy for yourselves is not a genuine option — the dealers are closed at midnight — but communicates that the oil is not transferable: the preparation for the end cannot be borrowed from someone else's account.

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