12 ¹³ A man in the crowd said to him, 'Master, tell my brother to divide the family property with me.' 12 ¹⁴ He replied, 'My good man, who set me over you to judge or arbitrate?' Some witnesses omit: or arbitrate. 12 ¹⁵ Then he said to the people, 'Beware! Be on your guard against greed of every kind, for even when a man has more than enough, his wealth does not give him life.' 12 ¹⁶ And he told them this parable: 'There was a rich man whose land yielded heavy crops. 12 ¹⁷ He debated with himself: "What am I to do? I have not the space to store my produce. 12 ¹⁸ This is what is I will do," said he: "I will pull down my storehouses and build them bigger. I will collect in them all my corn and other goods, 12 ¹⁹ and then say to myself, 'Man, you have plenty of good things laid by, enough for many years: take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.' " 12 ²⁰ But God said to him, "You fool, this very night you must surrender your life; you have made your money-who will get it now?" 12 ²¹ That is how it is with the man who amasses wealth for himself and remains a pauper in the sight of God. Some witnesses omit: That ... God; other add at the end: When he said this he cried out, 'If you have ears to hear, then hear.'