¹³ Just then a man in the crowd appealed to Him. "Rabbi," he said, "tell my brother to give me a share of the inheritance."

¹⁴ "Man," He replied, "who has constituted me a judge or arbitrator over you?"

¹⁵ And to the people He said, "Take care, be on your guard against all covetousness, for no one's life consists in the superabundance of his possessions."

¹⁶ And He spoke a parable to them. "A certain rich man's lands," He said, "yielded abundant crops,

¹⁷ and he debated within himself, saying, "`What am I to do? for I have no place in which to store my crops.'

¹⁸ "And he said to himself, "`This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and in them I will store up all my harvest and my wealth;

¹⁹ and I will say to my life, "`Life, you have ample possessions laid up for many years to come: take your ease, eat, drink, enjoy yourself.'

²⁰ "But God said to him, "`Foolish man, this night your life is demanded from you; and these preparations--for whom shall they be?'

²¹ "So is it with him who amasses treasure for himself, but has no riches in God."