James 5:7-11

Patience and Perseverance

7 Therefore be patient, ^abrothers, ^buntil the coming of the Lord. Behold, ^cthe farmer waits for the precious fruit of the soil, being patient about it, until ¹it receives ^dthe early and late rains. 8 ^aYou too be patient; ^bstrengthen your hearts, for ^cthe coming of the Lord is ^dat hand. 9 ^aDo not groan, ^bbrothers, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged. Behold, ^cthe Judge is standing ¹^dright at the ²door. 10 As an example, ^abrothers, of suffering and patience, take ^bthe prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 Behold, we count those ^ablessed who persevere. You have heard of ^bthe ¹perseverance of Job and have seen ^cthe ²outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that ^dthe Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

James 4:9

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9 ^aBe miserable and mourn and cry. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom.

James 5:1-6

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Miseries of the Rich

^aCome now, ^byou rich, ^ccry, howling over your miseries which are coming upon you. 2 ^aYour riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and your silver have rusted, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up such treasure ^ain the last days! 4 Behold, ^athe pay of the laborers who mowed your fields—that which has been withheld by you—cries out against you; and ^bthe outcries of those who did the harvesting have reached the ears of ^cthe ¹Lord of ²Sabaoth. 5 You have ^alived luxuriously on the earth and lived in self-indulgence. You have ¹fattened your hearts in a ^bday of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and ^amurdered ^bthe righteous man; ¹he does not resist you.