James 1:10

1:10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow. ¹ 

James 2:6

2:6 But you have dishonored the poor! ²  Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

James 5:1

Warning to the Rich

5:1 Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud ³  over the miseries that are coming on you.

James 1:11

1:11 For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. ⁴  So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

James 2:5

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! ⁵  Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

¹ tn Grk “a flower of grass.”

² tn This is singular: “the poor person,” perhaps referring to the hypothetical one described in vv. 2-3.

³ tn Or “wail”; Grk “crying aloud.”

⁴ tn Or “perishes,” “is destroyed.”

⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.