14. But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or divider over you?”
15. And He said to them, “Mind, and beware of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the excess of his possessions.”
16. He then spoke a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man yielded well.
17. “And he was reasoning within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, because I have no room to store my crops?’
18. “And he said, ‘I am going to do this: pull down my storehouses and build greater, and store all my crops and my goods there,
19. then say to myself, “Life, you have many goods laid up for many years, take your ease, eat, drink, rejoice.” ’
20. “But Elohim said to him, ‘You mindless one! This night your life shall be demanded from you. And who shall own what you have prepared?’
21. “So is he who is storing up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward Elohim.”
22. And He said to His taught ones, “For this reason I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you shall eat; nor about the body, what you shall put on.
23. “The life is more than the food, and the body is more than the clothing.
24. “Look at the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor granary, and Elohim feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds?
25. “And which of you by worrying is able to add one cubit to his life’s span?
26. “If then you are unable to do the least, why do you worry about the rest?
27. “Look at the lilies, how they grow. They neither toil nor spin, and I say to you, even Shelomoh in all his esteem was not dressed like one of these.
28. “And if Elohim so clothes the grass, which today exists in the field and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more you, O you of little belief?
29. “And do not seek what you shall eat or what you shall drink, and do not keep worrying.
30. “For the gentiles of the world seek all these, and your Father knows that you need these.