American Standard Version of 1901
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And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
And I will say to my {Or, life}soul, {Or, life}Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night {Greek: they require thy soul.}is thy {Or, life}soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth:
But as for me, my feet were almost gone;My steps had well nigh slipped.
Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
In whose hand is the soul of every living thing,And the {Or, spirit}breath of all mankind?