James 5:1–8

Miseries of the Rich

^1aCome now, ^byou rich, ^ccry, howling over your miseries which are coming upon you.

^2aYour riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten.

³Your 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!

⁴Behold, ^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.

⁵You have ^alived luxuriously on the earth and lived in self-indulgence. You have ¹fattened your hearts in a ^bday of slaughter.

⁶You have condemned and ^amurdered ^bthe righteous man; ¹he does not resist you.

Patience and Perseverance

⁷Therefore 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.

^8aYou too be patient; ^bstrengthen your hearts, for ^cthe coming of the Lord is ^dat hand.