Lucas 12

15 Then he said to the whole crowd, "Guard yourselves very carefully, in order that you do not desire other people’s things in any way! No one can make his life secure by obtaining many possessions."

16 Then Jesus told the people this illustration: "There was a certain rich man whose crops grew very well. 17 So he said to himself, ‘I do not know what to do, because I do not have any place big enough to store all my crops!’ 18 Then he thought to himself, ‘I know what I will do! I will tear down my grain bins and build larger ones! Then I will store all my wheat and other goods in the big new bins. 19 Then I will say to myself [SYN], "Now I have plenty of goods stored up. They will last for many years. So now I will take life easy. I will eat and drink all that I want to and be happy for a long time!"’ 20 But God said to him, ‘You foolish man! Tonight you will die! ◄Then all the goods you have saved up for yourself will belong to someone else, not to you!/Do you think that you will benefit from all that you have stored up for yourself?► [RHQ]’"

21 Then Jesus ended this illustration by saying, "That is what will happen to those who store up goods just for themselves, but who do not value the things that God considers valuable."