Thou fool Literally, "Senseless" 1 Corinthians 15:36.

this night Compare the death of Nabal, 1 Samuel 25:36.

thy soul shall be required of thee Rather, they demand thy soul of thee. Who are -they"? Some say God (Job 27:8), or His death- angels (Job 33:22), or robbers whom they suppose to attack the rich man on the night that his wealth has flowed in. There is however no definitepronoun, the phrase is impersonal, as often in Hebrew.

then whose shall those things be "He heapeth up riches and knoweth not who shall gather them," Psalms 39:6; Psalms 49:16-17; comp. Psalms 52:7 and James 4:13-15. St James seems to have been deeply impressed with this teaching.

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