New King James Version

Luke 12:14-19 New King James Version (NKJV)

14. But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

15. And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

16. Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully.

17. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’

18. So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods.

19. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’