From men, by thy hand, O LORD, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Luke 12:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my corn and my goods. Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said, I will do this: I will pull down my storehouses and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain or produce and my goods. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods. Common English Bible Then he thought, Here’s what I’ll do. I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. That’s where I’ll store all my grain and goods. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said: 'This is what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build larger ones. And into these, I will gather all the things that have been grown for me, as well as my goods. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and will build greater; and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods. |
From men, by thy hand, O LORD, From men of the world, whose portion is in this life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?
and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
This wisdom is not a wisdom that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.