Not to be covetous is money in your purse.
这其实是个“倒装句”,把表语提前,系动词 is 跟money in your purse 颠倒。
Money in your purse is not to be covetous.
你钱包里的钱是不可以贪婪的。
be + 不定式,表示情态意义。is to do(应该做某事) is not to do (不该做某事)。所以,is not to be covetous(不可以是贪婪的)
Don't be ...是祈使句,怎么能做主语或表语呢?不可。