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11When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
²As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.
³I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them.
⁴I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
⁵He shall not return into the land of Egypt, and the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.
⁶And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.
⁷And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.
⁸How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
⁹I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
¹⁰They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
¹¹They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord.

¹³And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
¹⁴And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
¹⁵And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
¹⁶And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
¹⁷And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
¹⁸And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
²⁰But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
²¹So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.