James 5

¹Come now , you rich , weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.

²Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten .

³Your gold and silver have corroded , and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire . You have laid up treasure in the last days .

⁴Behold , the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields , which you kept back by fraud , are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts .

⁵You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence . You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter .

⁶You have condemned and murdered the righteous person . He does not resist you .

⁷Be patient , therefore , brothers , until the coming of the Lord . See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth , being patient about it , until it receives the early and the late rains .

⁸You also , be patient . Establish your hearts , for the coming of the Lord is at hand .

⁹Do not grumble against one another , brothers , so that you may not be judged ; behold , the Judge is standing at the door .

¹⁰As an example of suffering and patience , brothers , take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord .

¹¹Behold , we consider those blessed who remained steadfast . You have heard of the steadfastness of Job , and you have seen the purpose of the Lord , how the Lord is compassionate and merciful .

¹²But above all , my brothers , do not swear , either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath , but let your yes be yes and your no be no , so that you may not fall under condemnation .

¹³Is anyone among you suffering ? Let him pray . Is anyone cheerful ? Let him sing praise .

¹⁴Is anyone among you sick ? Let him call for the elders of the church , and let them pray over him , anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord .

¹⁵And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick , and the Lord will raise him up . And if he has committed sins , he will be forgiven .

¹⁶Therefore , confess your sins to one another and pray for one another , that you may be healed . The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working .

¹⁷Elijah was a man with a nature like ours , and he prayed fervently that it might not rain , and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth .

¹⁸Then he prayed again , and heaven gave rain , and the earth bore its fruit .

¹⁹My brothers , if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back ,

²⁰let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins .