15 He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."

16 He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly. 17 He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’ 18 He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry."’

20 "But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’ 21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

15 En Hy sê vir hulle: Pas op en wees op julle hoede vir die hebsug, want iemand se lewe bestaan nie uit die oorvloed van sy besittings nie.

16 Toe vertel Hy hulle hierdie gelykenis: 'n Ryk man se grond het goed gedra.

17 En hy het by homself geredeneer en gesê: Wat sal ek doen, want ek het geen plek waar ek my oes kan insamel nie?

18 Toe sê hy: Dit sal ek doen: ek sal my skure afbreek en groter bou, en ek sal daar al my opbrengste en my goed insamel.

19 En ek sal vir my siel sê: Siel, jy het baie goed wat weggesit is vir baie jare; neem rus, eet, drink, wees vrolik.

20 Maar God het aan hom gesê: Jou dwaas, in hierdie nag sal hulle jou siel van jou afeis; en wat jy gereedgemaak het, wie s'n sal dit wees?

21 So gaan dit met hom wat vir homself skatte vergader en nie ryk is in God nie.