And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Luke 12:20 - American Standard Version 2015 But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But God said to him, You fool! This very night they [the messengers of God] will demand your soul of you; and all the things that you have prepared, whose will they be? [Job 27:8; Jer. 17:11.] American Standard Version (1901) But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be? Common English Bible But God said to him, ‘Fool, tonight you will die. Now who will get the things you have prepared for yourself?’ Catholic Public Domain Version But God said to him: 'Foolish one, this very night they require your soul of you. To whom, then, will those things belong, which you have prepared?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? |
And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain,\par\tab When God taketh away his soul?
Surely every man walketh in a vain show;\par\tab Surely they are disquieted in vain:\par\tab He heapeth up {\i riches}, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
For he shall see it.\par\tab Wise men die;\par\tab The fool and the brutish alike perish,\par\tab And leave their wealth to others.
How are they become a desolation in a moment!\par\tab They are utterly consumed with terrors.
They were not estranged from that which they desired,\par\tab Their food was yet in their mouths,
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing;\par\tab But righteousness delivereth from death.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath;\par\tab But righteousness delivereth from death.
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing:\par\tab There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
Boast not thyself of to-morrow;\par\tab For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase,\par\tab Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.
Come ye, {\i say they}, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, {\i a day} great beyond measure.\par
As the partridge that sitteth on {\i eggs} which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.\par
ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?
For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly as dry stubble.
Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?
When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.
Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
for we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we carry anything out;
whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.