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Luke 12:20
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?
Luke 12:20 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
Luke 12:20 in other translations
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?
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
“But God said to him, ‘You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’
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In context
17 And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns and will build greater: and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years. Take thy rest: eat, drink, make good cheer.
20 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?
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself and is not rich towards God.
22 And he said to his disciples: Therefore I say to you: Be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on.
23 The life is more than the meat: and the body is more than the raiment.
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