1From wherecome disputesκαὶfrom wherequarrelsἐνὑμῖν;οὐκfrom there,ἐκτῶνpassionsὑμῶντῶνwarringἐντοῖςmembersὑμῶν;2You desire,καὶοὐκἔχετε,you killκαὶcovet,καὶοὐδύνασθεto obtain;You quarrelκαὶwrangle.οὐκἔχετεδιὰτὸμὴαἰτεῖσθαιὑμᾶς,3αἰτεῖτεκαὶοὐλαμβάνετε,becausewronglyαἰτεῖσθε,ἵναἐνταῖςpleasuresὑμῶνyou may spend it.4Adulteresses!οὐκοἴδατεὅτιἡfriendshipτοῦκόσμουhostilityτοῦΘεοῦἐστιν;ὃςἐὰνοὖνhas chosena friendεἶναιτοῦκόσμου,an enemyτοῦΘεοῦis appointed.5ἢδοκεῖτεὅτιin vainἡScriptureλέγει·ΠρὸςenvyyearnsτὸπνεῦμαὃHe has made to dwellἐνἡμῖν,6μείζοναδὲδίδωσινχάριν;διὸλέγει·¬ὉΘεὸςthe proudopposes,to the humbleδὲδίδωσινχάριν.7Subject yourselvesοὖντῷΘεῷ,Resistδὲτῷdevil,καὶhe will fleeἀφ᾽ὑμῶν·8Draw nearτῷΘεῷκαὶHe will draw nearὑμῖν.Cleanseχεῖρας,you sinners,καὶhave purifiedκαρδίας,you double-minded.9Be grieved,καὶmourn,καὶweep.ὁlaughterὑμῶνεἰςmourninglet be turned,καὶἡχαρὰεἰςgloom.10Humble yourselvesἐνώπιοντοῦΚυρίουκαὶHe will exaltὑμᾶς.11Μὴspeak againstἀλλήλων,ἀδελφοί.ὁspeaking againstἀδελφοῦἢκρίνωντὸνἀδελφὸναὐτοῦspeaks againstνόμουκαὶκρίνεινόμον·εἰδὲνόμονκρίνεις,οὐκεἶa doerνόμουἀλλὰa judge.12εἷςἐστινὁLawgiverκαὶJudge,ὁδυνάμενοςσῶσαικαὶἀπολέσαι·σὺδὲτίςεἶὁκρίνωντὸνneighbor?13Ἄγενῦνοἱλέγοντες·Todayἢtomorrowπορευσόμεθαεἰςsuchτὴνπόλινκαὶποιήσομενἐκεῖa year,καὶwill trade,καὶwill make a profit,14οἵτινεςοὐκknowτὸτῆςnext day is.What isἡζωὴὑμῶν—A vaporγάρἐστεἡπρὸςa little whileappearing,thenκαὶvanishing.15Instead oughtτοῦλέγεινὑμᾶς·ἘὰνὁΚύριοςθελήσῃκαὶζήσομενκαὶποιήσομεντοῦτοἢἐκεῖνο.16νῦνδὲyou boastἐνταῖςarroganceὑμῶν·πᾶσαboastingτοιαύτηπονηράἐστιν.17εἰδότιοὖνκαλὸνποιεῖνκαὶμὴποιοῦντι,ἁμαρτίααὐτῷἐστιν.Tap a word to flip it. Press and hold on mobile, or right-click on desktop, for word settings.
