"Thenhe said,'Thisis what I will do:I will tear downmy barnsand buildlarger ones,and thereI will storeallmy grainand my goods.
From menwith Your hand,O LORD,From menof the world,whose portionis in [this] life,And whose bellyYou fillwith Your treasure;They are satisfiedwith children,And leavetheir abundanceto their babes.
"Lookat the birdsof the air,that they do not sow,norreapnorgatherinto barns,and [yet] your heavenlyFatherfeedsthem. Are you not worthmuchmorethan they?
"And he began reasoningto himself,saying,'Whatshall I do,sinceI havenoplaceto storemy crops?'
And I will sayto my soul,"Soul,you havemanygoodslaidup for manyyears[to come]; take your ease,eat,drink[and] be merry."'
"Sois the man who stores up treasurefor himself,and is not richtowardGod."
"Considerthe ravens,for they neithersownorreap;they have nostoreroomnorbarn,and [yet] Godfeedsthem; how muchmorevaluableyou are than the birds!
"For a whilehe was unwilling;but afterwardhe saidto himself,'EventhoughI do not fearGodnorrespectman,
And the Lordsaid,"Hearwhatthe unrighteousjudgesaid;
Thiswisdomis not that which comes downfrom above,but is earthly,natural,demonic.
Comenow,you who say,"Todayortomorrowwe will goto such and sucha city,and spenda yearthereand engage in businessand makea profit."
Instead,[you ought] to say,"Ifthe Lordwills,we will liveand alsodothisorthat."
