⁷ for we brought nothing into the world, so that^[a] we can take nothing out of it,

²¹ He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”^(A)

²⁰ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’^{(A) 21} So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”^(B)

¹⁵ As they came from their mother’s womb, so they shall go again, naked as they came; they shall take nothing for their toil that they may carry away with their hands.^{(A) 16} This also is a grievous ill: just as they came, so shall they go, and what gain do they have from toiling for the wind?^(B)

²² The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.^[a] The rich man also died and was buried.^{(A) 23} In Hades, where he was being tormented, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.^[b](B)