And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God who gives to all generously and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.

For that man should not think that he will receive anything from the Lord,

Be not led astray, my beloved brothers.

For the wrath of man does not accomplish the righteousness of God.

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

Because if any man is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this resembles a man observing his natural face in a mirror.

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.

If any man among you seems to be religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is futile.

My brothers, ye should not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, in favoritism.

then are ye not partial among yourselves, and become judges from evil thoughts?

Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?

But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich exploit you, and they themselves drag you into courts?

Do they not blaspheme the good name that was called upon you?

For he who said thou shall not commit adultery, also said thou shall not murder. Now if thou will not commit adultery, but murder, thou have become a transgressor of law.

and some man of you would say to them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and fed, but ye would not give them the things necessary for the body, what is the benefit?

Was not Abraham our father made righteous from works, having offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?

Ye see therefore that from works a man is made righteous, and not from faith only.

And likewise also was not Rahab the harlot made righteous from works, having received the agents, and having sent them out another way?

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive greater judgment.

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

Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and curse. My brothers, these things ought not to happen this way.

But if ye have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast, and do not lie against the truth.

This wisdom is not descending from above, but is earthly, world-soul, demonic.

From where are wars and fightings among you? Is it not from here: from your pleasures warring in your body-parts?

Ye desire and do not have, so ye murder. And ye envy and cannot obtain, so ye fight and make war. Ye do not have, because ye do not ask.

Ye ask, and do not receive, because ye ask wrongly, so that ye may spend on your pleasures.

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is hatred of God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

Speak not against each other, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against law and judges law. But if thou judge law, thou are not a doer of law, but a judge.

men who know not of the morrow. For what is your life? For it will be a vapor that appears for a little while, and then also vanishes away--

He therefore who knows to do good, and is not doing it, to him it is sin.

Ye have condemned, ye have murdered the righteous man. He is not hostile to you.

Do not grumble, brothers, against each other, so that ye not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the doors.

But above all things, my brothers, swear not. Neither by the heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath, but let your yes be yes, and the no, no, so that ye may not fall into hypocrisy.

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.