Dives and Lazarus

The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is found in Luke 16:19-31.  The rich man finds himself in hell and the sick beggar Lazarus in heaven (in the bosom of Abraham) and asks for Lazarus to be sent to earth to warn his family.  Abraham responds that if they didn't listen to Moses and the prophets, they wouldn't listen to a resurrected dead man either.  In some European countries, the Latin description dives (Latin for "the rich man") is treated as his proper name: Dives.  A traditional English ballad tells the story.