¹⁹And I will say to my soul, ^aSoul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and ^bbe merry. ²⁰But God said unto him, Thou fool, ^cthis night ^†^dthy soul shall be required of thee: then ^ewhose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

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Footnotes

aComp. Eccles. 11:9. 1 Cor. 15:32. James 5:5. See Eccles. 2:24.
bSee ch. 15:23.
†Gr. do they require thy soul. As Job 18:18. & 34:20. Matt. 24:26. ch. 6:38. & 16:4. & 17:21, 23. ver. 48, &c.
eSee Ps. 39:6.

Cross references

c Jer. 17:11. James 4:14.
d Job 27:8. Ps. 52:7.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.” ’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.” ’

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared—whose will they be?’

NLTNew Living Translation

And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!” ’

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!” ’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your life is demanded from you, and the things which you have prepared—whose will they be?’