For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.

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

For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which he promised to those who love him.

Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

This you know, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

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

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

for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

But he who looks into the perfect Law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

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

For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in;

and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" but you tell the poor man, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;"

But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

So speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom.

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

Yes, a man will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.

But do you want to know, foolish man, that faith apart from works is useless?

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

For in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

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