and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord --

Let no one say, being tempted -- 'From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,

Be not led astray, my brethren beloved;

for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,

and he who did look into the perfect law -- that of liberty, and did continue there, this one -- not a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of work -- this one shall be happy in his doing.

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;

My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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

Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

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

do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you?

for He who is saying, 'Thou mayest not commit adultery,' said also, 'Thou mayest do no murder;' and if thou shalt not commit adultery, and shalt commit murder, thou hast become a transgressor of law;

for the judgment without kindness is to him not having done kindness, and exult doth kindness over judgment.

What is the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?

and any one of you may say to them, 'Depart ye in peace, be warmed, and be filled,' and may not give to them the things needful for the body, what is the profit?

so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.

Abraham our father -- was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?

Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;

and in like manner also Rahab the harlot -- was she not out of works declared righteous, having received the messengers, and by another way having sent forth?

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;

out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,

Whence are wars and fightings among you? not thence -- out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;

ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend it.

Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.

Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;

who do not know the thing of the morrow; for what is your life? for it is a vapour that is appearing for a little, and then is vanishing;

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

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

murmur not against one another, brethren, that ye may not be condemned; lo, the Judge before the door hath stood.

And before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.

Elijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray -- not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months;