James 4
1 From where [are] wars and fightings among you? [Is it] not from here, out of your passions warring in your members?
ⲁ̅ⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲞⲖⲈⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲘⲖⲀϦ ⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲨⲆⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲎⲔ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ
2 You desire, and do not have, [so] you murder; and you are zealous, and are not able to attain, [so] you fight and war; and you do not have, because of your not asking;
ⲃ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲀϢⲚⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲞⲖⲈⲘⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲀⲚ
3 you ask, and you do not receive, because you ask badly, that you may spend [it] in your pleasures.
ⲅ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲔⲀⲔⲰⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲨⲆⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
4 Adulterers and adulteresses! Have you not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whoever, then, may intend to be a friend of the world, he is designated [as] an enemy of God.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲒⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϪⲀϪⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϤⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲪϮ
5 Or, do you think that the Writing says emptily, “The Spirit that has dwelt in us yearns with envy,”
ⲉ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ϤϬⲒϢϢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ
6 but [God] gives greater grace, for this reason it says, “God sets Himself up against proud ones, and He gives grace to lowly ones.”
ⲋ̅ϤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲤⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϤⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ
7 Be subject, then, to God; stand up against the Devil, and he will flee from you;
ⲍ̅ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲈⲪⲰⲦ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ
8 draw near to God, and He will draw near to you; cleanse hands, you sinners! And purify hearts, you split-souled!
ⲏ̅ϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲈϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲦ Ⲃ-
9 Be exceedingly afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter be turned to mourning, and the joy to heaviness;
ⲑ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲎⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲨϨⲎⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲔⲈⲘ
10 be made low before the LORD, and He will exalt you.
ⲓ̅ⲘⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲈⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
11 Do not speak against one another, brothers; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, speaks against law, and judges law, and if you judge law, you are not a doer of law but a judge.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲈϤⲤⲞⲚ ⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲔϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϮ ϨⲀⲠ
12 One is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy; you—who are you that judges the other?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲐⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ϦⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ
13 Go, now, you who are saying, “Today and tomorrow we will go on to such a city, and will pass there one year, and traffic, and make gain,”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲄⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲒⲈⲂϢⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ
14 who does not know the thing of tomorrow; for what is your life? For it is a vapor that is appearing for a little [while], and then is vanishing;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲀϤⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲰⲒϢ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲒⲦⲀ ϢⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ
15 instead, you [ought] to say, “If the LORD may will, we will live, and do this or that”;
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲪⲎ
16 but now you glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϨⲒⲠϨⲞ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ
17 to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing [it], it is sin to him.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ
