Iacobi 4
1 Unde bella, et lites in vobis? Nonne hinc? Ex concupiscentiis vestris, quæ militant in membris vestris?
From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] from your lusts that war in your members?
2 Concupiscitis, et non habetis: occiditis, et zelatis: et non potestis adipisci: litigatis, et belligeratis, et non habetis, propter quod non postulatis.
Ye lust and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 Petitis, et non accipitis: eo quod male petatis: ut in concupiscentiis vestris insumatis.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.
4 Adulteri nescitis quia amicitia huius mundi, inimica est Dei? Quicumque ergo voluerit amicus esse sæculi huius, inimicus Dei constituitur.
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
5 An putatis quia inaniter Scriptura dicat: Ad invidiam concupiscit spiritus, qui habitat in vobis?
Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
6 Maiorem autem dat gratiam. Propter quod dicit: Deus superbis resistit, humilibus autem dat gratiam.
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
7 Subditi ergo estote Deo, resistite autem diabolo, et fugiet a vobis.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Appropinquate Deo, et appropinquabit vobis. Emundate manus, peccatores: et purificate corda, duplices animo.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners, and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double-minded.
9 Miseri estote, et lugete, et plorate: risus vester in luctum convertatur, et gaudium in mœrorem.
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.
10 Humiliamini in conspectu Domini, et exaltabit vos.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up.
11 Nolite detrahere alterutrum fratres. Qui detrahit fratri, aut qui iudicat fratrem suum, detrahit legi, et iudicat legem. Si autem iudicas legem: non es factor legis, sed iudex.
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
12 Unus est legislator, et iudex, qui potest perdere, et liberare.
There is one lawgiver, who is able to save, and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
13 Tu autem quis es, qui iudicas proximum? Ecce nunc qui dicitis: Hodie, aut crastino ibimus in illam civitatem, et faciemus ibi quidem annum, et mercabimur, et lucrum faciemus:
Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy, and sell, and get gain:
14 qui ignoratis quid erit in crastino.
Whereas ye know not what [will be] on the morrow: For what [is] your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
15 Quæ est enim vita vestra? Vapor est ad modicum parens, et deinceps exterminabitur; pro eo ut dicatis: Si Dominus voluerit. Et: Si vixerimus, faciemus hoc, aut illud.
Instead of that ye [ought] to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
16 Nunc autem exultatis in superbiis vestris. Omnis exultatio talis, maligna est.
But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
17 Scienti igitur bonum facere, et non facienti, peccatum est illi.
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth [it] not, to him it is sin.
