15. And he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not even when someone has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”
16. And he told a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.
17. And he reasoned to himself, saying, ‘What should I do? For I do not have anywhere I can gather in my crops.’
18. And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will gather in there all my grain and possessions.
19. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!” ’
20. But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and the things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’
21. So is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and who is not rich toward God!”
22. And he said to his disciples, “For this reason I tell you, do not be anxious for your life, what you will eat, or for your body, what you will wear.
23. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing.
24. Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; to them there is neither storeroom nor barn, and God feeds them. How much more are you worth than the birds?
25. And which of you by being anxious is able to add an hour to his life span?
26. If then you are not even able to do a very little thing, why are you anxious about the rest?
27. Consider the lilies, how they grow: they do not toil or spin, but I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these.