The Parable of the Rich Fool

13 Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14 But [Jesus] replied “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?” 15 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every [form of] greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

16 Then He told them a parable “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. 17 So he thought to himself ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 Then he said, ‘This [is what] I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger [ones], and there I will store up all my grain and [my] goods. 19 Then I will say to myself “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, [and] be merry!” ’

20 But God said to him, ‘[You] fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

21 This is how [it will be for] anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”