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5 : 1 Come now,you rich, weep and howl for themiseries that are coming upon you.
5 : 2 Your riches have rotted andyour garments are moth-eaten.
5 : 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire.You have laid up treasurein the last days.
5 : 4 Behold,the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, andthe cries of the harvesters have reached the ears ofthe Lord of hosts.
5 : 5 You have lived on the earth in luxury andin self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts ina day of slaughter.
5 : 6 You have condemned andmurderedthe righteous person. He does not resist you.
5 : 7 Be patient, therefore, brothers,until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receivesthe early and the late rains.
5 : 8 You also, be patient.Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lordis at hand.
5 : 9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers,so that you may not be judged; behold,the Judge is standingat the door.
5 : 10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, takethe prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
5 : 11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard ofthe steadfastness of Job, and you have seenthe purpose of the Lord, howthe Lord is compassionate and merciful.
5 : 12 But above all, my brothers,do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let youryesbe yes and yournobe no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
5 : 13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let himsing praise.
5 : 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him,anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
5 : 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. Andif he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
5 : 16 Therefore,confess your sins to one another and pray for one another,that you may be healed.The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
5 : 17 Elijah was a manwith a nature like ours, andhe prayed fervently that it might not rain, and forthree years and six months it did not rain on the earth.
5 : 18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
5 : 19 My brothers,if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someonebrings him back,
5 : 20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wanderingwill save his soul from death andwill cover a multitude of sins.