'Come1now,2you rich,34weep5andhowl6for7the8miseries9that are coming upon12you.10 Your3riches2have rotted4and5your8garments7are10moth-eaten.9 Your3gold2and4silver6have corroded,7and8their11corrosion10will be15evidence13against12you14and16will eat17your20flesh19like21fire.22You have laid up treasure23in24thelast25days.26 Behold,1the2wages3of the4laborers5who mowed7your10fields,9which11you14kept back by fraud,12are crying out15against you,and16the17cries18of the19harvesters20have reached26the22ears23of the Lord24of hosts.25 You have lived1on2the3earth4in luxury1and5in self-indulgence.6You have fattened7your10hearts9in11a day12of slaughter.13 You have condemned1andmurdered2the3righteous person.4He does6not5resist6you.7 Be patient,1therefore,2brothers,3until4the5coming6of the7Lord.8See9howthe10farmer11waits for12the13precious14fruit15of the16earth,17being patient18about19it,20until21it receives22theearly23and24thelate25rains. You3also,2be patient.1Establish4your7hearts,6for8the9coming10of the11Lord12is at hand.13 Donot1grumble2against4one another,5brothers,3so that6you may8not7be judged;8behold,9the10Judge11is standing15at12the13door.14 As an example1of suffering5and6patience,8brothers,3take2the9prophets10who11spoke12in13the14name15of the Lord.16 Behold,1we consider2those3blessed2who remained steadfast.4You have heard of8the5steadfastness6[of] Job,7and9you have seen13the10purpose11of the Lord,12how14the17Lord18is16compassionate15and19merciful.20 But3above1all,2my5brothers,4donot6swear,7either8by heaven10or11by earth13or14by any16other15oath,17but19let18your20yes22be18yes23and24yourno26beno,27so that28you may32not29fall32under30condemnation.31 Is1anyone2among3you4suffering?1Let him pray.5Is6anyone7cheerful?6Let him sing praise.8 Is1anyone2among3you4sick?1Let him call for5the6elders7of the8church,9and10let them pray11over12him,13anointing14him15with oil16in17the18name19of the20Lord.21 And1the2prayer3of faith5will save6the one7who is sick,8and9the12Lord13will raise10him11up.10And if14he has16committed17sins,15he will be forgiven.18 Therefore,2confess1yoursins5to one another3and6pray7for8one another,9that10you may be healed.11The prayer14of a righteous [person]15has16great12power13asit is working.16 Elijah1was3a man2witha nature like4ours,5and6he prayed fervently78that it mightnot10rain,11and12for three19years18and20six22months21it did14not13rain14on15the16earth.17 Then1he prayed3again,2and4heaven6gave8rain,7and9the10earth11bore12its15fruit.14 My2brothers,1if3anyone4among5you6wanders7from8the9truth10and11someone13brings12him14back,12 let him know1that2whoever brings back34a sinner5from6his9wandering78will save10his12soul11from13death14and15will cover16a multitude17of sins.18