James 4

1 Wherof ben batelis and cheestis among you? Whether not of youre coueitisis, that fiyten in youre membris?

whence war and (whence *no*) quarrel in/on/among you no from here out from the/this/who pleasure you the/this/who to battle in/on/among the/this/who member you

2 Ye coueiten, and ye han not; ye sleen, and ye han enuye, and ye moun not gete. Ye chiden, and maken batel; and ye han not, for ye axen not.

to long for and no to have/be to murder and be eager and no be able to obtain to quarrel and to fight no to have/be (then *k*) through/because of the/this/who not to ask you

3 Ye axen, and ye resseyuen not; for that ye axen yuele, as ye schewen opynli in youre coueitisis.

to ask and no to take because badly to ask in order that/to in/on/among the/this/who pleasure you to spend

4 Auowtreris, witen not ye, that the frenschip of this world is enemye to God? Therfor who euere wole be frend of this world, is maad the enemye of God.

(adulterer and *K*) adulterous no to know that/since: that the/this/who friendship the/this/who world hostility the/this/who God to be which (if *N(k)O*) therefore/then to plan friendly/friend to exist the/this/who world enemy the/this/who God to appoint/conduct

5 Whether ye gessen, that the scripture seith veynli, The spirit that dwellith in you, coueitith to enuye?

or to think that/since: that vainly the/this/who a writing to say to/with envy to long for the/this/who spirit/breath: spirit which (to settle *N(k)O*) in/on/among me

6 But he yyueth the more grace; for which thing he seith, God withstondith proude men, but to meke men he yyueth grace.

great then to give grace therefore to say the/this/who God arrogant to resist lowly then to give grace

7 Therfor be ye suget to God; but withstonde ye the deuel, and he schal fle fro you.

to subject therefore/then the/this/who God to oppose (then *no*) the/this/who devilish/the Devil and to flee away from you

8 Neiye ye to God, and he schal neiye to you. Ye synneris, clense ye hondis, and ye double in soule, purge ye the hertis.

to come near the/this/who God and to come near you to clean hand sinful and to purify heart double-minded

9 Be ye wretchis, and weile ye; youre leiyyng be turned in to weping, and ioye in to sorewe of herte.

to grieve and to mourn and to weep the/this/who laughter you toward grief (to turn around *N(k)O*) and the/this/who joy toward gloominess

10 Be ye mekid in the siyt of the Lord, and he schal enhaunse you.

to humble before (the/this/who *ko*) lord: God and to lift up you

11 My britheren, nyle ye bacbite ech othere. He that bacbitith his brothir, ethir that demeth his brothir, bacbitith the lawe, and demeth the lawe. And if thou demest the lawe, thou art not a doere of the lawe, but a domesman.

not to slander one another brother the/this/who to slander brother (or *N(k)O*) to judge the/this/who brother it/s/he to slander law and to judge law if then law to judge no to be doer law but judge

12 But oon is makere of the lawe, and iuge, that may lese, and delyuere.

one to be the/this/who lawgiver (and judge *NO*) the/this/who be able to save and to destroy you (then *no*) which? to be (the/this/who to judge *N(k)O*) the/this/who (near/neighbor *N(K)O*)

13 And who art thou, that demest thi neiybore? Lo! now ye, that seien, To dai ethir to morewe we schulen go in to thilke citee, and there we schulen dwelle a yeer, and we schulen make marchaundise, and we schulen make wynning;

to bring now the/this/who to say today (or *N(k)O*) tomorrow (to travel *N(k)O*) toward this the/this/who city and (to do/make: spend(TIME) *N(k)O*) there year (one *K*) and (to traffic in *N(k)O*) and (to gain *N(k)O*)

14 whiche witen not, what is to you in the morewe.

who/which no to know/understand the/this/who the/this/who tomorrow what? (for *ko*) the/this/who life you vapor for (to be *N(K)(o)*) the/this/who to/with little/few to shine/appear then (then *k*) and to destroy

15 For what is youre lijf? A smoke apperinge at a litil, and aftirward it schal be wastid. Therfor that ye seie, If the Lord wole, and if we liuen, we schulen do this thing, ether that thing.

for the/this/who to say you if the/this/who lord: God (to will/desire *NK(o)*) and (to live *N(k)O*) and (to do/make: do *N(k)O*) this/he/she/it or that

16 And now ye maken ful out ioye in youre pridis; euery siche ioye is wickyd.

now then to boast in/on/among the/this/who boasting you all pride such as this evil/bad to be

17 Therfor it is synne to hym, that kan do good, and doith not.

to know therefore/then good to do/make: do and not to do/make: do sin it/s/he to be