A  ¹³ Then one from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

B  ¹⁴ But He said to him, “Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

C  ¹⁵ And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

A’  ¹⁶ Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. ¹⁷ And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ ¹⁸ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. ¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.” ’

B’  ²⁰ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’

C’  ²¹ “So is he who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

A: Greed
B: Judgment from God
C: The Conclusion