James 1:9–11

Poverty and Riches

9 Those Christians who are poor must be glad when God lifts them up, 10*and the rich Christians must be glad when God brings them down. For the rich will pass away like the flower of a wild plant. 11*The sun rises with its blazing heat and burns the plant; its flower falls off, and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way the rich will be destroyed while they go about their business.