and the rich brother rejoice in his being on a level with the poor, because the rich will fade away like the flower of the grass.

Because if anyone merely listens to the message without obeying it, he is like a man who looks in a mirror at his own face,

but if you show partiality, you are committing sin, because you are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.

Many of you, my brothers, should avoid becoming teachers, because you know that we teachers are going to be judged with stricter judgment than other people.

You covet things, but cannot acquire them, and so you quarrel and fight. You do not have them, because you do not ask for them.

You ask and fail to get them, because you ask with evil, selfish motives, to spend them on your pleasures.

You must be patient, too; you must put iron into your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is close at hand.

See how we call those who thus endured happy! You have heard how patiently Job endured and have seen how the Lord finally blessed him, because the Lord is tenderhearted and merciful.