'James,1a servant7of God2and3of the Lord4Jesus5Christ,6To the8twelve9tribes10in12the13Dispersion:14Greetings.15 Count3itall1joy,2my5brothers,4when6you meet8trials7of various kinds,9 for[you] know1that2the3testing4of7your5faith7produces8steadfastness.9 And2let6steadfastness3have6itsfull5effect,4that7you may be8perfect9and10complete,11lacking14in12nothing.13 If1any3of you4lacks5wisdom,6let him ask7God,11who gives10generously13to all12without15reproach,16and17it will be given18him.19 But2let him ask1in3faith,4with no5doubting,6for8the one7who doubts9is like10a wave11of the sea12that is driven13and14tossed15by the wind.13 For2that6person5must3not1suppose3that7he will receive8anything9from10the11Lord;12 he isa double-minded2man,1unstable3in4all5his8ways.7 Let1the3lowly6brother4boast1in7his10exaltation,9 and2the1rich3in4his7humiliation,6because8like9a flower10of the grass11he will pass away.12 For2the3sun4rises1with5itsscorching heat7and8withers9the10grass;11its15flower14falls,16and17its22beauty19perishes.23So24also25will32the26rich [man]27fade away32in the midst of28his31pursuits.30 Blessed1isthe man2who3remains steadfast4under trial,5for6when he has stood the test78he will receive9the10crown11of life,13which14[God] has promised15to those16who love17him.18 Let3no one1say3when he is tempted,2I am being tempted7by5God,6for9God10cannot be tempted with1112evil,13and15he himself16tempts14no one.17 But2each person1is tempted3when he is lured8and9enticed10by4his own6desire.7 Then1desire3when it has conceived4gives birth5to sin,6and8sin9when it is fully grown10brings forth11death.12 Donot1be deceived,2my4beloved5brothers.3 Every1good3gift2and4every5perfect7gift6is9from above,8coming down10from11the12Father13of lights15with16whom17there is19no18variation20or21shadow23[due to] change.22 Of his own will1he brought2us3forth2by the word4of truth,5that67we9should be8a kind of11firstfruits10of14his13creatures.14 Know1this,my3beloved4brothers:2let5every7person8be5quick9to hear,12slow13to speak,16slow17to18anger;19 for2the anger1of man3doesnot6produce7the righteousness4of God.5 Therefore1put away2all3filthiness4and5rampant6wickedness7andreceive10with8meekness9the11implanted12word,13which is able15to save16your19souls.18 But2be1doers3of the word,4and5not6hearers8only,7deceiving9yourselves.10 For1if2anyone3is6a hearer4of the word5and7not8a doer,9he10is like11a man12who looks intently at13his18natural17face15in19a mirror.20 For2he looks at1himself3and4goes away5and6at once7forgets8what he was like.910 But2the one1who looks3into4the7perfect6law,5the [law]8of liberty,9and10perseveres,11being15no12hearer13who forgets14but16a doer17who acts,18he19will be25blessed20in21his24doing.23 If1anyone2thinks3[he] is5religious4and doesnot6bridle7his9tongue8but10deceives11his13heart,12this person’s14religion17isworthless.15 Religion1that ispure2and3undefiled4before5God,7the Father,9is11this:10to visit12orphans13and14widows15in16their19affliction,18andto keep22oneself21unstained20from23the24world.25