Ιακωβου 4

1 ποθεν πολεμοι και μαχαι εν υμιν ουκ εντευθεν εκ των ηδονων υμων των στρατευομενων εν τοις μελεσιν υμων

Whence [come] wars and whence [come] fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your pleasures that war in your members?

2 επιθυμειτε και ουκ εχετε φονευετε και ζηλουτε και ου δυνασθε επιτυχειν μαχεσθε και πολεμειτε ουκ εχετε δια το μη αιτεισθαι υμας

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

3 αιτειτε και ου λαμβανετε διοτι κακως αιτεισθε ινα εν ταις ηδοναις υμων δαπανησητε

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures.

4 μοιχοι και μοιχαλιδες ουκ οιδατε οτι η φιλια του κοσμου εχθρα του θεου εστιν ος αν ουν βουληθη φιλος ειναι του κοσμου εχθρος του θεου καθισταται

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

5 η δοκειτε οτι κενως η γραφη λεγει προς φθονον επιποθει το πνευμα ο κατωκησεν εν ημιν

Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

6 μειζονα δε διδωσιν χαριν διο λεγει ο θεος υπερηφανοις αντιτασσεται ταπεινοις δε διδωσιν χαριν

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore [the scripture] saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

7 υποταγητε ουν τω θεω αντιστητε τω διαβολω και φευξεται αφ υμων

Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

8 εγγισατε τω θεω και εγγιει υμιν καθαρισατε χειρας αμαρτωλοι και αγνισατε καρδιας διψυχοι

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.

9 ταλαιπωρησατε και πενθησατε και κλαυσατε ο γελως υμων εις πενθος μεταστραφητω και η χαρα εις κατηφειαν

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

10 ταπεινωθητε ενωπιον του κυριου και υψωσει υμας

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

11 μη καταλαλειτε αλληλων αδελφοι ο γαρ καταλαλων αδελφου και κρινων τον αδελφον αυτου καταλαλει νομου και κρινει νομον ει δε νομον κρινεις ουκ ει ποιητης νομου αλλα κριτης

Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

12 εις εστιν ο νομοθετης και κριτης ο δυναμενος σωσαι και απολεσαι συ δε τις ει ος κρινεις τον ετερον

One [only] is the lawgiver and judge, [even] he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest thy neighbour?

13 αγε νυν οι λεγοντες σημερον και αυριον πορευσωμεθα εις τηνδε την πολιν και ποιησωμεν εκει ενιαυτον ενα και εμπορευσωμεθα και κερδησωμεν

Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:

14 οιτινες ουκ επιστασθε το της αυριον ποια γαρ η ζωη ημων ατμις γαρ εστιν η προς ολιγον φαινομενη επειτα αφανιζομενη

whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

15 αντι του λεγειν υμας εαν ο κυριος θεληση και ζησωμεν και ποιησωμεν τουτο η εκεινο

For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.

16 νυν δε καυχασθε εν ταις αλαζονειαις υμων πασα καυχησις τοιαυτη πονηρα εστιν

But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.

17 ειδοτι ουν καλον ποιειν και μη ποιουντι αμαρτια αυτω εστιν

To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.