The Parable of the Rich Landowner Who Was a Fool

¹³ Now someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me!” ¹⁴ But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?” ¹⁵ And he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not even when someone has an abundance does^[a] his life consist of his possessions.” ¹⁶ And he told a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. ¹⁷ And he reasoned to himself, saying, ‘What should I do? For I do not have anywhere I can gather in my crops.’ ¹⁸ And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather in there all my grain and possessions. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’ ²⁰ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your life^[b] is demanded from you, and the things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’ ²¹ So is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!”