James 4:8-9

4:8 Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded. ¹  4:9 Grieve, mourn, ²  and weep. Turn your laughter ³  into mourning and your joy into despair.

[4:8]  ¹ tn Or “two-minded” (the same description used in 1:8).

[4:9]  ² tn This term and the following one are preceded by καί (kai) in the Greek text, but contemporary English generally uses connectives only between the last two items in such a series.

[4:9]  ³ tn Grk “let your laughter be turned.”