James 5
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James 5:1-5

1Go toG71 nowG3568, ye rich menG4145, weepG2799 and howlG3649 forG1909 yourG4771 miseriesG3588G5004 that shall come uponG1904 you.

2YourG4771 richesG3588G4149 are corruptedG4595, andG2532 yourG4771 garmentsG3588G2440 areG1096 motheatenG4598.

3YourG4771 goldG3588G5557 andG2532 silverG3588G696 is cankeredG2728; andG2532 the rustG3588G2447 of themG846 shall beG1510 a witnessG3142 againstG1519 youG4771, andG2532 shall eatG5315 yourG4771 fleshG3588G4561 as it wereG5613 fireG4442. Ye have heaped treasure togetherG2343 forG1722 the lastG2078 daysG2250.

4BeholdG3708, the hireG3588G3408 of the labourersG3588G2040 who haveG3588 reaped downG270 yourG4771 fieldsG3588G5561, which is ofG575 youG4771 kept back by fraudG650, criethG2896: andG2532 the criesG3588G995 of themG3588 which have reapedG2325 are enteredG1525 intoG1519 the earsG3588G3775 of the LordG2962 of SabaothG4519.

5Ye have lived in pleasureG5171 onG1909 the earthG3588G1093, andG2532 been wantonG4684; ye have nourishedG5142 yourG4771 heartsG3588G2588, asG5613 inG1722 a dayG2250 of slaughterG4967.

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