James 4
1 From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members?
yuṣmākaṁ madhyē samarā raṇaśca kuta utpadyantē? yuṣmadaṅgaśibirāśritābhyaḥ sukhēcchābhyaḥ kiṁ nōtpadyantē?
2 You covet, and have not: you kill, and envy, and can not obtain. You contend and war, and you have not, because you ask not.
yūyaṁ vāñchatha kintu nāpnutha, yūyaṁ narahatyām īrṣyāñca kurutha kintu kr̥tārthā bhavituṁ na śaknutha, yūyaṁ yudhyatha raṇaṁ kurutha ca kintvaprāptāstiṣṭhatha, yatō hētōḥ prārthanāṁ na kurutha|
3 You ask, and receive not; because you ask amiss: that you may consume it on your concupiscences.
yūyaṁ prārthayadhvē kintu na labhadhvē yatō hētōḥ svasukhabhōgēṣu vyayārthaṁ ku prārthayadhvē|
4 Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world, becometh an enemy of God.
hē vyabhicāriṇō vyabhicāriṇyaśca, saṁsārasya yat maitryaṁ tad īśvarasya śātravamiti yūyaṁ kiṁ na jānītha? ata ēva yaḥ kaścit saṁsārasya mitraṁ bhavitum abhilaṣati sa ēvēśvarasya śatru rbhavati|
5 Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?
yūyaṁ kiṁ manyadhvē? śāstrasya vākyaṁ kiṁ phalahīnaṁ bhavēt? asmadantarvāsī ya ātmā sa vā kim īrṣyārthaṁ prēma karōti?
6 But he giveth greater grace. Wherefore he saith: God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
tannahi kintu sa pratulaṁ varaṁ vitarati tasmād uktamāstē yathā, ātmābhimānalōkānāṁ vipakṣō bhavatīśvaraḥ| kintu tēnaiva namrēbhyaḥ prasādād dīyatē varaḥ||
7 Be subject therefore to God, but resist the devil, and he will fly from you.
ataēva yūyam īśvarasya vaśyā bhavata śayatānaṁ saṁrundha tēna sa yuṣmattaḥ palāyiṣyatē|
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners: and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
īśvarasya samīpavarttinō bhavata tēna sa yuṣmākaṁ samīpavarttī bhaviṣyati| hē pāpinaḥ, yūyaṁ svakarān pariṣkurudhvaṁ| hē dvimanōlōkāḥ, yūyaṁ svāntaḥkaraṇāni śucīni kurudhvaṁ|
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow.
yūyam udvijadhvaṁ śōcata vilapata ca, yuṣmākaṁ hāsaḥ śōkāya, ānandaśca kātaratāyai parivarttētāṁ|
10 Be humbled in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
prabhōḥ samakṣaṁ namrā bhavata tasmāt sa yuṣmān uccīkariṣyati|
11 Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
hē bhrātaraḥ, yūyaṁ parasparaṁ mā dūṣayata| yaḥ kaścid bhrātaraṁ dūṣayati bhrātu rvicārañca karōti sa vyavasthāṁ dūṣayati vyavasthāyāśca vicāraṁ karōti| tvaṁ yadi vyavasthāyā vicāraṁ karōṣi tarhi vyavasthāpālayitā na bhavasi kintu vicārayitā bhavasi|
12 There is one lawgiver, and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver.
advitīyō vyavasthāpakō vicārayitā ca sa ēvāstē yō rakṣituṁ nāśayituñca pārayati| kintu kastvaṁ yat parasya vicāraṁ karōṣi?
13 But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year, and will traffic, and make our gain.
adya śvō vā vayam amukanagaraṁ gatvā tatra varṣamēkaṁ yāpayantō vāṇijyaṁ kariṣyāmaḥ lābhaṁ prāpsyāmaścēti kathāṁ bhāṣamāṇā yūyam idānīṁ śr̥ṇuta|
14 Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow.
śvaḥ kiṁ ghaṭiṣyatē tad yūyaṁ na jānītha yatō jīvanaṁ vō bhavēt kīdr̥k tattu bāṣpasvarūpakaṁ, kṣaṇamātraṁ bhavēd dr̥śyaṁ lupyatē ca tataḥ paraṁ|
15 For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and if we shall live, we will do this or that.
tadanuktvā yuṣmākam idaṁ kathanīyaṁ prabhōricchātō vayaṁ yadi jīvāmastarhyētat karmma tat karmma vā kariṣyāma iti|
16 But now you rejoice in your arrogancies. All such rejoicing is wicked.
kintvidānīṁ yūyaṁ garvvavākyaiḥ ślāghanaṁ kurudhvē tādr̥śaṁ sarvvaṁ ślāghanaṁ kutsitamēva|
17 To him therefore who knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.
atō yaḥ kaścit satkarmma karttaṁ viditvā tanna karōti tasya pāpaṁ jāyatē|
