15 Wherefore he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of [a]covetousness: for though a man have abundance, yet his [b]life standeth not in his riches.

16 [c]And he put forth a parable unto them, saying, The [d]ground of a certain rich man brought forth fruits plenteously.

17 Therefore he [e]thought with himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where I may lay up my fruits?

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 12:15 By covetousness is meant, that greedy desire to get, commonly with other men’s hurt.
  2. Luke 12:15 God is the author and preserver of man’s life; goods are not.
  3. Luke 12:16 There are none more mad, than rich men which hang upon their riches.
  4. Luke 12:16 Or rather country, for here is set forth a man that possesseth not a piece of ground only, but an whole country, as they do, which join house to house, and field to field, Isa. 5:8.
  5. Luke 12:17 Made his reckoning within himself, which is the property of covetous churls that spend their life in those trifles.

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