Ruined by Riches

"And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But 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? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God" (Luke 12:19-21).

There is an expression that says "money talks."
Beware of the message it sends to your soul:
For riches deceive by their strange paradox,
For we may be poor, though our pockets are full.

Yes, we may believe that we have many years
To spend what we lay up however we please.
The soul may delight in the counsel it hears
To eat, drink, be merry, and thus take your ease.

But God sees the night that our soul is required.
And He will not ask if this fits in our plan.
The soul may be ruined by riches desired,
If poor toward God, though rich toward man.