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Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini

Catena Aurea on Luke 12:16–21: Cyril of Alexandria

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754

CommentCyril of AlexandriaPublic domainLuke 12:16–21

The rich man then builds barns which last not, but decay, and what is still more foolish, reckons for himself upon a long life; for it follows, And I will say unto my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years. But, O rich man, thou hast indeed fruits in thy barns, but as for many years whence canst thou obtain them?

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