James 1
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James 1:6-11

6But he mustaskαἰτείτωaiteitōG154in faithπίστειpisteiG4102withoutG3367anyG3367doubtingδιακρινόμενος·diakrinomenosG1252,for the one who doubtsδιακρινόμενοςdiakrinomenosG1252is likeG1858the surfκλύδωνιkludōniG2830of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,drivenἀνεμιζομένῳanemizomenōG416and tossedG4494by the windG4494.
7For that manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ought not to expectοἰέσθωoiesthōG3633that he will receiveλήμψεταίlēmpsetaiG2983anythingτιtiG5100from the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962,
8being adouble-mindedδίψυχοςdipsuchosG1374manἀνὴρanērG435,unstableἀκατάστατοςakatastatosG182in allπάσαιςpasaisG3956his waysὁδοῖςhodoisG3598.
9But thebrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80of humbleταπεινὸςtapeinosG5011circumstances is to gloryκαυχάσθωkauchasthōG2744in his highG5311positionG5311;
10and the richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manG4145is to gloryin his humiliationταπεινώσειtapeinōseiG5014,becauseὅτιhotiG3754likeὡςhōsG5613floweringἄνθοςanthosG438grassχόρτουchortouG5528he will passπαρελεύσεται.pareleusetaiG3928awayG3928.
11For the sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246risesἀνέτειλενaneteilenG393witha scorchingG2742windG2742andwithersἐξήρανενexēranenG3583the grassχόρτονchortonG5528;and its flowerἄνθοςanthosG438fallsG1601offG1601and the beautyεὐπρέπειαeuprepeiaG2143of its appearanceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383is destroyedἀπώλετο·apōletoG622;soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779tooG2532the richπλούσιοςplousiosG4145manG4145in the midst of his pursuitsπορείαιςporeiaisG4197will fadeG3133awayG3133.
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