Luke 12:16-21 ▼

16 And He told them a parable, saying, |The land of a rich man was very productive.

17 |And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'

18 |Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

19 And I will say to my soul, |Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years [to come]; take your ease, eat, drink [and] be merry.|'

20 |But God said to him, 'You fool! This [very] night your soul is required of you; and [now] who will own what you have prepared?'

21 |So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.|