James 4:2-17

2You lustG1937 and do not haveG2192; so you 1commitG5407 murderG5407. You are enviousG2206 and cannotG1410G3756 obtainG2013; so you fightG3164 and quarrelG4170. You do not haveG2192 becauseG1223 you do not askG154. 3You askG154 and 2do not receiveG2983, becauseG1360 you askG154 3with wrongG2560 motivesG2560, soG2443 that you may spendG1159 it 4on your pleasuresG2237. 4You 5adulteressesG3428, do you not knowG3609 that friendshipG5373 with 6the worldG2889 is 7hostilityG2189 toward GodG2316? 8ThereforeG3767 whoeverG3739G1437 wishesG1014 to be a friendG5384 of the worldG2889 makesG2525 himself an enemyG2190 of GodG2316. 5OrG2228 do you thinkG1380 that the ScriptureG1124 9speaksG3004 to noG2761 purposeG2761: “10He 11jealouslyG5355 desiresG1971 12the SpiritG4151 whichG3739 He has madeG2733 to dwellG2733 in us”? 6But 13He givesG1325 a greaterG3173 graceG5485. ThereforeG1352 it saysG3004, “14GodG2316 is opposedG498 to the proudG5244, but givesG1325 graceG5485 to the humbleG5011.” 715SubmitG5293 thereforeG3767 to GodG2316. 16ResistG436 the devilG1228 and he will fleeG5343 from you. 817DrawG1448 nearG1448 to GodG2316 and He will drawG1448 nearG1448 to you. 18CleanseG2511 your handsG5495, you sinnersG268; and 19purifyG48 your heartsG2588, you 20double-mindedG1374. 921Be miserableG5003 and mournG3996 and weepG2799; let your laughterG1071 be turnedG3346 into mourningG3997 and your joyG5479 to gloomG2726. 1022HumbleG5013 yourselves in the presenceG1799 of the LordG2962, and He will exaltG5312 you.

1123Do not speakG2635 againstG2635 oneG240 anotherG240, 24brethrenG80. He who speaksG2635 againstG2635 a brotherG80 orG2228 25judgesG2919 his brotherG80, speaksG2635 againstG2635 26the lawG3551 and judgesG2919 the lawG3551; but ifG1487 you judgeG2919 the lawG3551, you are not 27a doerG4163 of the lawG3551 but a judgeG2923 of it. 12There is only oneG1520 28LawgiverG3550 and JudgeG2923, the One who is 29ableG1410 to saveG4982 and to destroyG622; but 30whoG5101 are you who judgeG2919 your neighborG4139?

1331ComeG33 nowG3568, you who sayG3004, “32TodayG4594 orG2228 tomorrowG839 we will goG4198 to suchG3592 and suchG3592 a cityG4172, and spendG4160 a yearG1763 thereG1563 and engageG1710 in businessG1710 and makeG4160 a profitG2770.” 1433YetG3748 you do not knowG1987 34whatG4169 your lifeG2222 will be like tomorrowG839. 35You are just a vaporG822 that appearsG5316 for a littleG3641 whileG3641 and thenG1899 vanishesG853 awayG853. 1536InsteadG473, you ought to sayG3004, “37IfG1437 the LordG2962 willsG2309, we will liveG2198 and alsoG2532 doG4160 thisG3778 orG2228 that.” 16But as it is, you boastG2744 in your 38arroganceG212; 39allG3956 suchG5108 boastingG2746 is evilG4190. 17ThereforeG3767, 40to one who knowsG3609 the 41rightG2570 thingG2570 to doG4160 and doesG4160 not doG4160 it, to him it is sinG266.