OET-LV YAC Chapter 4

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

This is still a very early look into the unfinished 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 neighbor?
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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