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James 5:1-8

1ComeG1904nowνῦνnunG3568, yerichπλούσιοι,plousioiG4145,weepκλαύσατεklausateG2799andhowlforyourmiseriesthatarecomingG1904uponyou.

2YourrichesπλοῦτοςploutosG4149arecorrupted,andyourgarmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440aremoth-eaten.

3YourgoldχρυσὸςchrusosG5557andyoursilverἄργυροςargurosG696areἔσταιestaiG1510rusted;andtheirrustshallbeG1510foratestimonyμαρτύριονmarturionG3142againstyou,andshalleatG2068yourfleshσάρκαςsarkasG4561asfireπῦρ·purG4442. YehavelaidupyourtreasureinthelastἐσχάταιςeschataisG2078daysἡμέραις.hēmeraisG2250.

4BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thehireofthelaborerswhomowedyourfieldsχώραςchōrasG5561,whichisofyoukeptbackbyfraud, criethout:andthecriesG2896ofthemthatreapedG2325haveenteredεἰσεληλύθασιν.eiselēluthasinG1525intotheearsὦταōtaG3775oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962ofSabaoth.

5YehaveliveddelicatelyontheearthγῆςgēsG1093,andtakenyourpleasure; yehavenourishedG5142yourheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588inadayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofslaughterσφαγῆς.sphagēsG4967.

6Yehavecondemned, yehavekilledtherighteousδίκαιον·dikaionG1342oneG3588; he dothnotresistyou.

7BepatientΜακροθυμήσατεMakrothumēsateG3114thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,brethren,untilthecomingoftheLordκυρίου.kuriouG2962.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thehusbandman waitethforthepreciousτίμιονtimionG5093fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093, beingpatientμακροθυμῶνmakrothumōnG3114overit,untilitreceiveλάβῃlabēG2983theearlyandlatter rain.

8BeyealsoκαὶkaiG2532patientμακροθυμήσατεmakrothumēsateG3114;establishyourheartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588:forthecomingoftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962isathand.

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