James 4
1 From whence are warres and contentions among you? are they not hence, euen of your pleasures, that fight in your members?
ⲁ̅ϩⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ
2 Ye lust, and haue not: ye enuie, and desire immoderately, and cannot obtaine: ye fight and warre, and get nothing, because ye aske not.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲕ ⲱϩ ⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ⲡⲟⲗⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ
3 Ye aske, and receiue not, because ye aske amisse, that ye might lay the same out on your pleasures.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, knowe ye not that the amitie of the world is the enimitie of God? Whosoeuer therefore will be a friend of the world, maketh himselfe the enemie of God.
ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣ ϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
5 Doe ye thinke that the Scripture sayeth in vaine, The spirit that dwelleth in vs, lusteth after enuie?
ⲉ̅ⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ
6 But the Scripture offereth more grace, and therefore sayth, God resisteth the proude, and giueth grace to the humble.
ⲋ̅ⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϫⲁⲥⲓ ϩⲏⲧ ϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲑⲃⲃⲏⲉⲓⲏⲩ
7 Submit your selues to God: resist the deuill, and he will flee from you.
ⲍ̅ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲡⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ
8 Drawe neere to God, and he will drawe neere to you. Clense your handes, ye sinners, and purge your hearts, ye double minded.
ⲏ̅ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲱⲛⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ
9 Suffer afflictions, and sorrowe ye, and weepe: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your ioy into heauinesse.
ⲑ̅ⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ϩⲏⲓϥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲱⲕⲙ
10 Cast downe your selues before the Lord, and he will lift you vp.
ⲓ̅ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲁⲥ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ
11 Speake not euill one of another, brethren. He that speaketh euill of his brother, or he that condemneth his brother, speaketh euill of ye Law, and condemneth the Lawe: and if thou condemnest the Lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the Lawe, but a iudge.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ ϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ
12 There is one Lawgiuer, which is able to saue, and to destroy. Who art thou that iudgest another man?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ
13 Goe to now ye that say, To day or to morowe we will goe into such a citie, and continue there a yeere, and bye and sell, and get gaine,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣ ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣ ⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲏⲩ
14 (And yet ye cannot tell what shalbe to morowe. For what is your life? It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time, and afterward vanisheth away)
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲗϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ
15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, and, if we liue, we will doe this or that.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣ ϩⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲣ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ
16 But now ye reioyce in your boastings: all such reioycing is euill.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩ
17 Therefore, to him that knoweth how to doe well, and doeth it not, to him it is sinne.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ
