James 4
1 Whence wars and fightings among you? Do they not come hence, even from your lusts, which war 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 strongly desire, and have not; you kill, and are zealous, and can not obtain. You fight and war, but have not, because you ask not.
ⲃ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲀϢⲚⲒ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲞⲖⲈⲘⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲀⲚ
3 You ask, and do not receive, because you ask wickedly, that you may spend upon your lusts.
ⲅ̅ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲚⲔⲀⲔⲰⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲨⲆⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲞ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
4 Adulterers, and adulteresses, do you not know that the friendship of the world is enmity against God? Whosoever, therefore, will be a friend of the world, is counted an enemy of God.
ⲇ̅ⲚⲒⲚⲰⲒⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲦϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦϪⲀϪⲒ ⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲈⲢϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϤⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈϤⲞⲒ ⲚϪⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲪϮ
5 Do you think that the scripture speaks in vain? And does the spirit, who dwells in us, strongly incline to envy?
ⲉ̅ϢⲀⲚ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ϮⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲈⲪⲖⲎⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲪⲐⲞⲚⲞⲤ ϤϬⲒϢϢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲈⲚ
6 But he gives greater favor. For it says, "God resists the proud, but gives favor to the humble."
ⲋ̅ϤϮ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ϤϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲤⲒϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϤⲚⲀϮ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲘⲞⲦ
7 Therefore, be subject to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
ⲍ̅ⲘⲀϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϮⲆⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲆⲒⲀⲂⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲈϤⲈⲪⲰⲦ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you men of two minds.
ⲏ̅ϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈϤⲈϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒϪ ⲚⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲀ ⲚⲒϨⲎⲦ Ⲃ-
9 Be exceedingly afflicted, and mourn, and weep; and let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sadness.
ⲑ̅ⲀⲢⲒⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲒⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲒϨⲎⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲔⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲨϨⲎⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲔⲈⲘ
10 Be humble in the presence of the Lord, and he will lift you up.
ⲓ̅ⲘⲀⲐⲈⲂⲒⲈ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲈⲤ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ.
11 He who speaks against his brother, and condemns his brother, speaks against the law, and condemns the law. But if you condemn the law, you are not a doer of the 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 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save, and to destroy. Who are you, that condemn another?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲚⲞⲘⲞⲐⲈⲦⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲦⲞⲨϪⲞ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ϦⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲈⲔϢⲪⲎⲢ
13 Come, now, you who say, To-day, or to-morrow, we will go to such a city, and will abide there one year, and traffic in merchandise, and get gain;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲀⲄⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲪⲞⲞⲨ ⲒⲈ ⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀϢⲈ ⲚⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲠⲞⲖⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲒⲈⲂϢⲰⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ
14 who do not know what shall be to-morrow. For what is your life? It is, indeed, a smoke, which appears for a little while, and then vanishes away.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲢⲀⲤϮ ⲀϢ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲀϤⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲰⲒϢ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲠⲢⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲒⲦⲀ ϢⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ
15 Instead of which, you ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲚϦ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲈⲢ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲒⲈ ⲪⲎ
16 But now you boast in your proud speeches: all such boasting is evil.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϨⲒⲠϨⲞ ϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ
17 Wherefore, to him who know how to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲈⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲀⲒϤ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲚⲀϤ ⲠⲈ
