Greed Denounced
13 Now someone 12:13 Lit fromin the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me." 14 But He said to him, "12:14 Lit Man, whoYou there—who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over the two of you?"15 But He said to them, "Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions."16 And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.17 And he began thinking to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’18 And he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there.19 And I will say to 12:19 Lit my soul, "Soul, you have..."myself, "You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!" ’20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night 12:20 Lit they are demanding your soul from youyour soul is demanded of you; and as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?’21 Such is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God."