The Rich Fool
uk 12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and
keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the
abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Luk 12:16 And he spake a parable unto them,
saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
Luk 12:17 and he reasoned within himself, saying,
What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?
Luk 12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will
pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and
my goods.
Luk 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou
hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
Luk 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou foolish
one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast
prepared, whose shall they be?
Luk 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for
himself, and is not rich toward God.
Luk 12:22 And he said unto his disciples,
Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your
life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.
Luk 12:23 For the life is more than the food, and
the body than the raiment.
Luk 12:24 Consider the ravens, that they sow not,
neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of
how much more value are ye than the birds!