'What causes1quarrels2and3what causes4fights5among6you?7Is itnot8this,9that15your13passions12are at war15within16you?19 You desire1and2donot3have,4soyou murder.5You covet7and8cannot910obtain,11soyou fight12and13quarrel.14You do16not15have,16because1718you21donot19ask.20 You ask1and2donot3receive,4because5you ask7wrongly,6to spend813iton9your12passions.11 Youadulterous people!1Doyou3not2know3that4friendship6with the7world8is12enmity9with God?11Therefore15whoever1314wishes16to be18a friend17of the19world20makes himself24an enemy21of God.23 Or1doyou suppose2it isto no purpose4that3the5Scripture6says,7He yearns10jealously89overthe11spirit12that13he has made to dwell14in15us?16 But2he gives3more1grace.4Therefore5it says,6God8opposes10theproud,9but12gives13grace14to [the] humble.11 Submit yourselves1therefore2to God.4Resist5the7devil,8and9he will flee10from11you.12 Draw near1to God,3and4he will draw near5to you.6Cleanse7yourhands,8yousinners,9and10purify11yourhearts,12youdouble-minded.13 Be wretched1and2mourn3and4weep.5Let11your8laughter7be turned11to9mourning10and12yourjoy14to15gloom.16 Humble yourselves1before2the Lord,3and4he will exalt5you.6 Donot1speak evil against2one another,3brothers.4The one5who speaks against6a brother7or8judges9his12brother,11speaks evil against13the law14and15judges16the law.17But19if18you judge21the law,20you are23not22a doer24of the law25but26a judge.27 There is2onlyone1lawgiver4and5judge,6he7who is able8to save9and10to destroy.11But13who14are15you12to judge17yourneighbor?19 Come1now,2[you]3who say,4Today5or6tomorrow7we will go8into9such and such10a11town12and13spend14a year16there15and17trade18and19make a profit —20 yet1you3donot2know3what4tomorrow6will bring.What7isyour10life?9For12you are13a mist11that appears17for15a little [time]16and19then18vanishes.20 Instead12you4oughtto say,3If5the6Lord7wills,8we will live10and11do12this13or14that.15 As it is,1you boast3in4your7arrogance.6All8such10boasting9is12evil.11 So2whoever knows1theright3thingto do4and5fails6to do7it,for him9it is10sin.8