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 5:16

5:16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness. ² 

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

[5:16]  ² tn Or “the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful”; Grk “is very powerful in its working.”