James 5:1-11

1 Pay attention to this if you're rich. Cry and moan about the misery that is coming to you.
2 Your riches have decayed, and your clothes have been eaten by moths.
3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be used as evidence against you. Like fire, it will destroy your body. You have stored up riches in these last days.
4 The wages you refused to pay the people who harvested your fields shout [to God] against you. The Lord of Armies has heard the cries of those who gather the crops.
5 You have lived in luxury and pleasure here on earth. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.
6 You have condemned and murdered people who have God's approval, even though they didn't resist you.
7 Brothers and sisters, be patient until the Lord comes again. See how farmers wait for their precious crops to grow. They wait patiently for fall and spring rains.
8 You, too, must be patient. Don't give up hope. The Lord will soon be here.
9 Brothers and sisters, stop complaining about each other, or you will be condemned. Realize that the judge is standing at the door.
10 Brothers and sisters, follow the example of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. They were patient when they suffered unjustly.
11 We consider those who endure to be blessed. You have heard about Job's endurance. You saw that the Lord ended Job's suffering because the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
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