James 4
1 Whence come wars and whence come battles within you? are they not from thence, from your pleasures warring in your members?
From whence are there among you wars and strifes? Is it not from the lusts which war in your members?
2 You lust, and you have not: you murder, and you strive, and you are not able to obtain: you fight and you war; and have not, because you do not ask:
You desire, and have not; you kill and are emulous, yet it cometh not into your hands; you strive and make wars, and nothing have because you do not ask;
3 you ask, and you receive not, because you ask wickedly, that you may expend it in your pleasures.
you ask and receive not, because you ask wickedly, as that you may cherish your lusts.
4 O adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity to God? Whosoever therefore may wish to be the friend of the world renders himself the enemy of God.
Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is enmity with Aloha? He, therefore, who willeth to be the friend of this world, hath become the enemy of Aloha.
5 Whether do you think that the scripture says in vain, The spirit who dwells in us fights against envy?
Or do you vainly think that the scripture saith, that In emulation desireth the Spirit who dwelleth in us?
6 and he gives more grace. Therefore he says, God resists the proud, and gives grace to the humble.
But more excellent grace hath our Lord given unto us. Wherefore he saith, Aloha humbleth the proud, and to the humble he giveth grace.
7 Therefore draw nigh unto God; and resist the devil, and he will flee from you:
BE subject, therefore, unto Aloha; withstand Satana, and he will flee from you;
8 draw nigh unto God, and he draws nigh unto you. Purify your hands, ye sinners; and cleanse your hearts, ye double-minded.
and draw nigh unto Aloha, and he will be nigh you. Purify your hands, sinners, and sanctify your hearts, divided of soul.
9 Weep, and mourn, lament: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow.
Be humbled and sorrowful, and let your laughter be turned into grief, and your gladness into anxiety.
10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will raise you up.
Be humbled before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
11 Do not calumniate one another, brethren: the one speaking against his brother, and judging his brother, speaks against the law, and judges the law: if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Speak not against one another, my brethren; for he who speaketh against his brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law. And if the law thou judgest, thou art not a doer of the law, but the judge of it.
12 There is one lawgiver and judge, who is able to save and to destroy: but who are you, the one judging your neighbor.
For one is the appointer of the law and the Judge, who can save and destroy. But thou, who art thou, who judgest thy neighbour?
13 Come now, ye who are saying, To-day or to-morrow we will go into that city, and abide there a year, and trade and accumulate:
But what shall we say of them who say, To-day or tomorrow we will go to this city, or that, and work there one year, and negotiate, and make gain?
14 whosoever do not know that which belongs to the morrow: for what is your life? For you are a vapor, appearing for a moment, and then vanishing away;
and they know not what shall be on the morrow: for what is our life, but a vapour which for a little while is seen, and vanisheth and endeth?
15 on the contrary you should say, If the Lord will, and we live, we will indeed do this, or that.
For instead they should say, If the Lord will, and we live, we will do this or that.
16 But you are now boasting in your arrogances: all such boasting is wicked.
They glory in their pride. All glorying such as this is from the Evil.
17 Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
And he who knoweth the good and doeth it not, sin is to him.
