For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,

being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like the flower of the grass he will pass away.

For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls and its beauty is destroyed. So will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, for when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror;

But one who looks intently into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but a doer that acts, this man will be blessed in what he does.

If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless.

For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in shabby clothes,

and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes and say, "Have a seat here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand there," or, "Sit by my feet,"

But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into court?

What good is it, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has no works? Can such faith save him?

But are you willing to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is useless?

You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.

But no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God.

You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you.

and the prayer offered in faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

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