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. ¹  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! ²  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?

[1:11]  ¹ tn Or “perishes,” “is destroyed.”

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