The Foolish Rich Man’s Selfish Aimlessness—This man’s aims were no higher than those of the beasts that perish. He lived as if there were no God, no heaven, no future life; as if everything he possessed were his own and he owed nothing to God or man. The psalmist described this rich man when he wrote. “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.”—Christ’s Object Lessons, 257, 258 (1900). {1MCP 343.3}

Den tåbelige rige mands formålsløshed. - Denne mands mål i livet var ikke større end de umælende dyrs. Han levede, som om der ikke var nogen Gud, ingen Himmel, intet liv efter dette, som om alt det, han ejede, var hans, og han ikke skyldte Gud eller mennesker noget. Salmisten beskrev denne rige mand, da han sagde: "Dårerne siger i hjertet: Der er ingen Gud!" - Kl. 259 (1900).