OET-LV YAC Chapter 4

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Note that the OET uses ‘Yacob’ for ‘The Letter of Jacob’ (wrongly called ‘James’ in older Bibles).

This is still an early look into the drafted text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.

4 From _where wars and from _where quarrels among you _all are?
Not is _it from _here from the gratifications of _you _all, which warring in the members of _you _all?
2 You _all _are _desiring and not you _all _are _having, you _all _are _murdering and are _being _jealous, and not you _all _are _being _able to _obtain, you _all _are _quarrelling and you _all _are _warring.
Not you _all _are _having, because _of that not to _be _requesting you _all, 3 you _are _requesting and not you _all _are _receiving, because wrongly you _all _are _requesting, in _order _that in the gratifications of _you _all you _all _may _spend it.
4 Adultresses.
Not you _all _have _known that the friendship with _the world, enmity the of_god is?
Whoever therefore if may _be _wished a_friend to _be of _the world, an_enemy of_ the _god is _being _appointed.
5 Or you _all _are _supposing that emptily the scripture is _saying:
With envy is _longing _for the spirit which is made _to _dwell in us?
6 But greater he _is _giving grace.
Therefore he _is _saying:
- god against_the_proud is _opposing, but to_the_humble he _is _giving grace.
7 Therefore be _subjected to_ the _god.
But resist against _the devil, and he _will _be _fleeing from you _all.
8 Near to_ the _god, and he _will _be _nearing to _you _all.
Cleanse ^your_hands, sinners, and purify ^your_hearts, double-minded.
9 Be _miserable, and mourn, and weep.
The laughter of _you _all to mourning let _be _turned, and your joy to gloominess.
10 Be _humbled before the_master, and he _will _be _exalting you _all.
11 Not be _slandering against _one _another, brothers.
The one slandering against_^his_brother or judging the brother of _him, is _slandering against_the_law and is _judging the_law.
But if the_law you _are _judging, not you _are a_doer of_the_law, but a_judge.
12 one there _is lawgiver and judge, the one being _able to _save and to _destroy.
But you who are, the one judging your neighbour?
13 Be _come now, you _all saying:
Today or tomorrow, we _will _be _going into this the city, and we _will _be _working there a_year, and we _will _be _merchandising, and we _will _be _profiting.
14 Who not are _knowing on _the day next will _be, because/for what is life of _you _all?
For/Because a_vapour you _all _are, which for a_little time appearing, then also being _perishing.
15 Instead _of that to _be _saying you _all ought:
If the master may _will, both we _will _be _living and we _will _be _doing, this or that.
16 But now you _all _are _boasting in the arrogance of _you _all.
All boasting such evil is.
17 Therefore to _having _known one good to _be _doing, and not doing it, sin to _him it _is.

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