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Now someone in the crowd said to Him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me."

And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

But He said to him, "You there—who appointed Me a judge or arbitrator over the two of you?"

And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

But He said to them, "Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions."

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 told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man was very productive.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

"And he began thinking to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

"And he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there.

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 myself, "You have many goods stored up for many years to come; relax, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself!"'

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 to him, 'You fool! This very night your soul is demanded of you; and as for all that you have prepared, who will own it now?'

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?

"Such is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God."

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.