James 5

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries.	1 Act now, you who are wealthy! Weep and wail in your miseries, which will soon come upon you!
2 Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes have become moth-eaten,	2 Your riches have been corrupted, and your garments have been eaten by moths.
3 your gold and silver have corroded, and that corrosion will be a testimony against you; it will devour your flesh like a fire. You have stored up treasure for the last days.	3 Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be a testimony against you, and it will eat away at your flesh like fire. You have stored up wrath for yourselves unto the last days.
4 Behold, the wages you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying aloud, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.	4 Consider the pay of the workers who reaped your fields: it has been misappropriated by you; it cries out. And their cry has entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.
5 You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter.	5 You have feasted upon the earth, and you have nourished your hearts with luxuries, unto the day of slaughter.
6 You have condemned; you have murdered the righteous one; he offers you no resistance.	6 You led away and killed the Just One, and he did not resist you.
7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.	7 Therefore, be patient, brothers, until the advent of the Lord. Consider that the farmer anticipates the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently, until he receives the early and the late rains.
8 You too must be patient. Make your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord is at hand.	8 Therefore, you too should be patient and should strengthen your hearts. For the advent of the Lord draws near.
9 Do not complain, brothers, about one another, that you may not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing before the gates.	9 Brothers, do not complain against one another, so that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door.
10 Take as an example of hardship and patience, brothers, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.	10 My brothers, consider the Prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of departing from evil, of labor, and of patience.
11 Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, because "the Lord is compassionate and merciful."	11 Consider that we beatify those who have endured. You have heard of the patient suffering of Job. And you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is merciful and compassionate.
12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath, but let your "Yes" mean "Yes" and your "No" mean "No," that you may not incur condemnation.	12 But before all things, my brothers, do not choose to swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor in any other oath. But let your word ‘Yes’ be yes, and your word ‘No’ be no, so that you may not fall under judgment.
13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praise.	13 Is any of you sad? Let him pray. Is he even-tempered? Let him sing psalms.
14 Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint (him) with oil in the name of the Lord,	14 Is anyone ill among you? Let him bring in the priests of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.	15 And a prayer of faith will save the infirm, and the Lord will alleviate him. And if he has sins, these will be forgiven him.
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.	16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be saved. For the unremitting prayer of a just person prevails over many things.
17 Elijah was a human being like us; yet he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain upon the land.	17 Elijah was a mortal man like us, and in prayer he prayed that it would not rain upon the earth. And it did not rain for three years and six months.
18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.	18 And he prayed again. And the heavens gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19 My brothers, if anyone among you should stray from the truth and someone bring him back,	19 My brothers, if anyone of you strays from the truth, and if someone converts him,
20 he should know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.	20 he ought to know that whoever causes a sinner to be converted from the error of his ways will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.