17. The rich man thought to himself, ‘What will I do? I have no place to keep all my crops.’
18. Then he said, ‘I know what I will do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones! I will put all my grain and other goods together in my new barns.
19. Then I can say to myself, I have enough good things stored to last for many years. Rest, eat, drink, and enjoy life!’
20. “But God said to that man, ‘Foolish man! Tonight you will die. So who will get those things you have prepared for yourself?’
21. “This is how it will be for anyone who stores things up only for himself and is not rich toward God.”
22. Jesus said to his followers, “So I tell you, don’t worry about the food you need to live. Don’t worry about the clothes you need for your body.
23. Life is more important than food. And the body is more important than clothes.
24. Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest. They don’t save food in houses or barns. But God takes care of them. And you are worth much more than birds.
25. None of you can add any time to your life by worrying about it.
26. If you cannot do even the little things, then why worry about the big things?