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Then he told them a parable: "The land of a rich man produced abundantly.
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And he thought to himself, "What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?'
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Then he said, "I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
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And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.'
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But God said to him, "You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Revised Standard)
