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The Parable of the Rich Fool
And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to
my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
And he said unto him, Man, who
made me a judge or a divider over you? And he
said unto them, Take heed, and
beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not
in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
And he spake a parable unto them, saying,
The ground of a certain rich man brought forth
plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What
shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my
fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my
barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my
fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul,
thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine
ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him,
Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of
thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast
provided?
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not
rich toward God.
Luke 12: 13-21
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