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Summary
Rich Fool Parable

Luke 12:16-21

12:16. He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.

12:17. “He thought to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?'

12:18. “He said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and will build larger ones, and I will gather into them all things that are grown to me and my goods.

'''12:19. “'I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your rest, eat, drink, and make good cheer.'

12:20. “But God said to him, 'You fool, this night your soul is required of you, and whose shall those things be which you have provided?'

12:21. “So is he that lays up treasure for himself and is not rich towards God.”

Author: Rembrandt (1606–1669) The Rich Fool Alternate title(s):The Money Changer Парабола на богатиот глупак. Date: 1627 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 32 × 42.5 cm (12.6 × 16.7 in) Current location: Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany Accession number: 828D Notes: Signed and dated bottom left: RH. 1627. Provenance: 28 May 1766: bought by Lemmers at the The Hague sale of the collection of M.D. van Eversdijck, The Hague Date unknown: acquired by Sir Francis Cook, Doughty House, Richmond, Surrey 1881: ceded to the Kaiser Friedrich Museum (now Gemäldegalerie), Berlin, by Sir Charles J. Robinson, London Source/Photographer: www.uni-leipzig.de This is a faithful photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason: This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.