Luke 12:16-24

Lamsa(i) 16 Then he told them a parable. The land of a rich man brought him a great many crops. 17 And he reasoned within himself and said, What shall I do, for I have no place to gather my crops? 18 So he said, I will do this; I will tear down my barns, and build them and enlarge them; and gather there all my wheat and my good things. 19 And I will say to myself, Myself, you have many good things stored up for many years; rest, eat, drink, and be happy. 20 But God said to him, O you shortsighted, this very night your life will be demanded of you; and these things which you have prepared, to whom will they he left? 21 Such is he who lays up treasures for himself, and is not rich in the things in God. 22 And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Do not worry for your life, what you will eat; nor for your body, what you will wear. 23 For the life is much more important than food, and the body than clothing. 24 Observe the ravens; for they do not sow nor reap, and they have no storerooms and barns; and yet God feeds them; how much more important are you than the fowls?