James Chapter 4

            4^:1Whence (are) wars and battles among you?  (Is it) not whence from the passions of-you the-ones waging-war in the members of-you?  ² You-lust and do┘not└have; you-murder and envy, and you-are┘not└able to-obtain; you-war and battle; you-do┘not└have on-account-of [the] your not asking; ³ you-ask and do┘not└receive, because you-ask badly, in-order-that you-may-spend (it) on the pleasures of-you.  ⁴ Adulteresses, do you┘not└know that [the] friendship of-the world is hostility of-[the] God? Whoever² then wants to-be (a) friend of-the world, makes-himself (an) enemy of-[the] God.  ⁵ Or, do-you-suppose that in-vain the scripture says, “The Spirit that he caused to dwell in us desires unto jealousy”?   ⁶ But he-gives greater grace:  wherefore it-says,

                        “[The] God resists (the) proud,

                                    but gives grace to-(the)-humble.”

⁷ Therefore submit to-[the] God, and resist the devil and he-will-flee from you.  ⁸ Draw-near to-[the] God, and he-will-draw-near-to you.  Cleanse (your) hands, sinners; and sanctify (your) hearts, double-minded-ones.

            ⁹ Be-sorrowful and mourn and weep.  Let┘the laughter of you└change into mourning, and (let) the joy (of you change) into gloom.  ¹⁰ Be-humbled before the Lord, and he-will-exalt you.

            ¹¹ Do┘not└speak-against one-another, brothers.  The-one speaking-against (a) brother or judging the brother of-him speaks-against (the) Law and judges (the) Law.  But if you-judge (the) Law, you-are not (a) doer of-the Law, but (a) judge.  ¹² One is the Lawgiver and Judge, the-one able to-save and destroy.  But who are you, the-one judging the/your neighbor?

            ¹³ Go now the-ones saying, “Today or tomorrow we-will-go to this [the] city, and we-will-spend (a) year there, and we-will-conduct-business and make-(a)-profit,” ¹⁴ you┘who └do┘not└know what the life of-you (will-be) [the] tomorrow—for you-are (a) vapor [the] appearing for (a) little-(while), and then disappearing— ¹⁵ against [the] your saying, “If the Lord wills, we-will┘also└live and will-do this or that-thing.”   ¹⁶ And now you-boast in the prides of-you.  Every such boasting is evil.  ¹⁷ So, to-one-knowing to-do good and not doing it, to-him it-is sin.