| 12:13 |
And someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” |
| 12:14 |
But he said to him, “Man, who has appointed me as judge or arbitrator over you?” |
| 12:15 |
So he said to them: “Be cautious and wary of all avarice. For a person’s life is not found in the abundance of the things that he possesses.” |
| 12:16 |
Then he spoke to them using a comparison, saying: “The fertile land of a certain wealthy man produced crops. |
| 12:17 |
And he thought within himself, saying: ‘What should I do? For I have nowhere to gather together my crops.’ |
| 12:18 |
And he said: ‘This is what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build larger ones. And into these, I will gather all the things that have been grown for me, as well as my goods. |
| 12:19 |
And I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many goods, stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, and be cheerful.’ |
| 12:20 |
But God said to him: ‘Foolish one, this very night they require your soul of you. To whom, then, will those things belong, which you have prepared?’ |
| 12:21 |
So it is with him who stores up for himself, and is not wealthy with God.” |
