15 He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."

16 He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man produced abundantly. 17 He reasoned within himself, saying, ‘What will I do, because I don’t have room to store my crops?’ 18 He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry."’

20 "But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’ 21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."

15 于是他对众人说： "你们要谨慎， 远离一切贪心， 因为人的生命并不在于家道丰富。"

16 就对他们讲了一个比喻， 说： "有一个富翁的田地丰收。

17 他自己心里说： ‘怎么办呢？因为我没有足够的地方收藏出产了！ ’

18 又说： ‘我要这样办： 我要拆掉这些仓房， 建造更大的， 好在那里收藏我的一切粮食和货物。

19 然后， 我要对我的灵魂说： 灵魂啊， 你拥有许多好东西， 足够多年享用， 只管安安逸逸地吃喝快乐吧！ ’

20 神却对他说： ‘无知的人哪， 今天晚上， 你拥有的就要取去你的灵魂， 你所预备的要归给谁呢？’

21 凡为自己积财， 在 神面前却不富足的， 也是这样。"