for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!

Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

for he did view himself, and hath gone away, and immediately he did forget of what kind he was;

But he who stooped to look into the perfect law, the one of liberty, and who remained, this man, who did not become a forgetful hearer but a doer of work, this man will be blessed in his doing.

ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges.

Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?

and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;

For the judgment is merciless to him who did no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you did not give them the things the body needs, what good is it?

When our father Abraham offered his son Isaac on the altar, was he not justified by what he did?

Thou seest that, his faith, had been working together with his works, and by his works did his faith become full-grown, -

and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, 'And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him -- to righteousness;' and, 'Friend of God' he was called.

So too with Rahab the harlot. Was she not justified by what she did, when she entertained the scouts and got them away by a different road?

you quarrel and go to war, but without success, because you don't petition for it: and if you did,

Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, 'To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,'

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

ye did live in luxury upon the earth, and were wanton; ye did nourish your hearts, as in a day of slaughter;

ye did condemn -- ye did murder the righteous one, he doth not resist you.

An example take ye of the suffering of evil, my brethren, and of the patience, the prophets who did speak in the name of the Lord;

Notice that we consider those who endured [suffering with patience] to be blessed [by God]. You people have heard of Job's patience and have seen what the Lord finally did [for him]. The Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

Elijah was a man of the same nature as we. And by prayer, he asked for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

and again he did pray, and the heaven did give rain, and the land did bring forth her fruit.

let him know that he who did turn back a sinner from the straying of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.