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Lukas 12:13-21 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

13. And someone out of the multitude said to him, Rabbi, speak to my ach to share with me the yerushah (inheritance).

14. But he said to him, Ben Adam, who appointed me a shofet or an arbitrator over you?

15. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Take care and be shomer against all chamdanut (covetousness), because the Chayyei HaAdam does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. [IYOV 20:20; 31:24; TEHILLIM 62:10]

16. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach spoke a mashal (parable) to them saying, An aza (certain) oisher (rich man) had land that produced a good crop.

17. And he was thinking to himself, saying, What should I do? Because I do not have a place where I will store my crops.

18. And he said, This I will do. I will tear down my asim (granaries, storehouses) and I will build larger asim. And there I will gather all my grain and my produce.

19. And I will say to my neshamah, Neshamah, you have an ample store of goods for many years to come. Take your ease, LEEKHOL, VLISHTOT, VLISHMOACH (to eat, to drink, and to be merry (KOHELET 8:15)

20. But Hashem said to him, Goilem! Halailah hazeh your nashamah is required of you. Now to whom will be given what you prepared? [YIRMEYAH 17:11; IYOV 27:8; TEHILLIM 39:6; 49:10]

21. Such is the one hoarding up for himself and not having osher toward Hashem.

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