1 L isten, you rich men! Cry about the troubles that will come to you.

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.

2 Y our riches are worth nothing. Your fine clothes are full of moth holes.

Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten.

3 Y our gold and silver have rusted. Their rust will speak against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have saved riches for yourselves for the last days.

Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!

4 S ee! The men working in your fields are crying against you because you have kept back part of their pay. Their cries have been heard by the Lord Who hears His people.

Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

5 Y ou have had everything while you lived on the earth and have enjoyed its fun. You have made your hearts fat and are ready to be killed as an animal is killed.

You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

6 Y ou have killed men who are right with God who were not making it hard for you. The Lord Will Come Again

You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you. Exhortation

7 C hristian brothers, be willing to wait for the Lord to come again. Learn from the farmer. He waits for the good fruit from the earth until the early and late rains come.

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.

8 Y ou must be willing to wait also. Be strong in your hearts because the Lord is coming again soon.

You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.

9 D o not complain about each other, Christian brothers. Then you will not be judged. See! The Judge is standing at the door.

Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door.

10 S ee how the early preachers spoke for the Lord by their suffering and by being willing to wait.

As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

11 W e think of those who stayed true to Him as happy even though they suffered. You have heard how long Job waited. You have seen what the Lord did for him in the end. The Lord is full of loving-kindness and pity.

We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

12 M y Christian brothers, do not swear. Do not use heaven or earth or anything else to swear by. If you mean yes, say yes. If you mean no, say no. You will be guilty for saying anything more. The Power of Prayer in Healing

But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.

13 I s anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone happy? He should sing songs of thanks to God.

Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.

14 I s anyone among you sick? He should send for the church leaders and they should pray for him. They should pour oil on him in the name of the Lord.

Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

15 T he prayer given in faith will heal the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

16 T ell your sins to each other. And pray for each other so you may be healed. The prayer from the heart of a man right with God has much power.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

17 E lijah was a man as we are. He prayed that it might not rain. It did not rain on the earth for three and one-half years.

Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

18 T hen he prayed again that it would rain. It rained much and the fields of the earth gave fruit. Bring Back Those Who Are Lost in Sin

Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.

19 M y Christian brothers, if any of you should be led away from the truth, let someone turn him back again.

My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back,

20 T hat person should know that if he turns a sinner from the wrong way, he will save the sinner’s soul from death and many sins will be forgiven.

let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.