James 4:9

4:9 Grieve, mourn, ¹  and weep. Turn your laughter ²  into mourning and your joy into despair.

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.

[4:9]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Grk “let your laughter be turned.”

[5:1]  ³ tn Or “wail”; Grk “crying aloud.”