Book 59 James
001:001 James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ:
to the twelve tribes who are scattered over the world.
All good wishes.
001:002 Reckon it nothing but joy, my brethren, whenever you find
yourselves hedged in by various trials.
001:003 Be assured that the testing of your faith leads to
power of endurance.
001:004 Only let endurance have perfect results so that you may become
perfect and complete, deficient in nothing.
001:005 And if any one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask God for it,
who gives with open hand to all men, and without upbraiding;
and it will be given him.
001:006 But let him ask in faith and have no doubts; for he who has
doubts is like the surge of the sea, driven by the wind
and tossed into spray.
001:007 A person of that sort must not expect to receive anything
from the Lord--
001:008 such a one is a man of two minds, undecided in every step he takes.
001:009 Let a brother in humble life rejoice when raised to a higher position;
001:010 but a rich man should rejoice in being brought low, for like
flowers among the herbage rich men will pass away.
001:011 The sun rises with his scorching heat and dries up the herbage,
so that its flowers drop off and the beauty of its
appearance perishes, and in the same way rich men with all
their prosperity will fade away.
001:012 Blessed is he who patiently endures trials; for when he has stood
the test, he will gain the victor's crown--even the crown of Life--
which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
001:013 Let no one say when passing through trial, "My temptation is