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Then He said to them, "1Beware, and be on your guardagainsteveryform of greed; for not even whenonehas an abundance does his lifeconsist of his possessions."
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And He told them a parable, saying, "The land of a richman was veryproductive.
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"And he began reasoning to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, since I havenoplace to store my crops?'
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"Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will teardown my barns and buildlargerones, and there I will storeall my grain and my goods.
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'And I will say to my soul, "Soul, 2you havemanygoodslaid up for manyyears to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."'
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"But Godsaid to him, '3You fool! This very night4your soul is required of you; and 5now who will own what you have prepared?'
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"So is the man who 6stores up treasure for himself, and is not richtowardGod."