Luke 12:16-21

New Catholic Bible

¹⁶ The Parable of the Rich Fool. Then he told them a parable: “There was a wealthy man whose land yielded an abundant harvest. ¹⁷ He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have sufficient space to store my crops?’ ¹⁸ Then he said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, where I will store my grain and other produce, ¹⁹ and I shall say to myself, “Now you have an abundance of goods stored up for many years to come. Relax, eat, drink, and be merry.” ’

²⁰ “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. And who then will get to enjoy the fruit of your labors?’ ²¹ That is how it will be for the one who stores up treasure for himself yet fails to become rich in the sight of God.”