15 And He said to them, "Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

16 Then He told a parable to them, saying: "The field of a certain rich man produced well.

17 And he reasoned within himself, saying, 'What shall I do, because I have nowhere to gather my crops?'

18 So he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and I will build bigger [ones], and there I will gather all my crops and my goods.

19 And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid away for many years; relax; eat, drink, and be merry."'

20 But God said to him, ['You ]fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have prepared?'

21 So [is] he who accumulates treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."