ᏥᎻ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 4
1 ᎭᏢ ᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᏓᎿᎭᏩ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏤᎲᎴ? ᏝᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏚᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏗᏥᏰᎸ ᎭᏫᏂ ᏥᏓᎵᎭ ᎾᎿᎭᏴᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ?
From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members?
2 ᎢᎦᏚᎵᎪᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏥᏩᏘᏍᎪᎢ; ᏕᏣᏓᎯᎰᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏤᎵᎯᏍᎪ ᎢᏥᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏥᏩᏘᏍᎪᎢ; ᏕᏣᎵᎰᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏓᎿᎭᏩ ᎢᏤᎪᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏥᏩᏘᏍᎪ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᏂᏥᏔᏲᎯᎲᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.
You covet, and have not: you kill, and envy, and can not obtain. You contend and war, and you have not, because you ask not.
3 ᎢᏥᏔᏲᎯᎰᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏥᏩᏘᏍᎪᎢ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏥᏔᏲᎯᎲᎢ, ᎢᏣᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏨᏙᏗᏱ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᏩᏛᏗᏱ.
You ask, and receive not; because you ask amiss: that you may consume it on your concupiscences.
4 ᏗᏣᏓᏲᏁᎯ ᎢᏥᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏥᎨᏴ, ᏝᏍᎪ ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏍᎦᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ? ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏯᏓᏅᏖᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏍᎦᎩ ᎨᏐᎢ.
Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world, becometh an enemy of God.
5 ᎠᏎᏉᏍᎪ ᏂᎦᏪ ᎢᏥᏰᎸᎭ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᎦᏪ ᎪᏪᎵ; ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏥᎩᏯᎠ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎠᏛᏳᎨᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏩᎦᏘ.
Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?
6 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏓᏁᎰᎢ-ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᎭ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᎾᏢᏉᏗ ᏓᏡᏗᏍᎪᎢ, ᎤᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏓᏁᎰᎢ.
But he giveth greater grace. Wherefore he saith: God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
7 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏤᏣᎴᏲᎯᏏ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ; ᏤᏣᏟᏴᏏ ᎠᏍᎩᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎ ᏓᏣᏓᏅᎡᎵ.
Be subject therefore to God, but resist the devil, and he will fly from you.
8 ᎾᎥ ᎡᏥᎷᏥᏏ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎾᎥ ᏓᏥᎷᏤᎵ. ᏗᏦᏑᎵ ᏗᏦᏰᏂ ᎢᏥᏍᎦᎾᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏥᏅᎦᎸ ᏗᏥᎾᏫ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏧᏓᎢ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏘ.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners: and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 ᎤᏲ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏓᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏥᏴᎳ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏣᏠᏱᎦ; ᎢᏥᏰᏣᏍᎬᎢ ᎠᏴᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏩᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᎤᏲ ᎠᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏩᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᏓ.
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow.
10 ᎢᏣᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏱᎰᏩ ᏙᏗᎧᏂᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏓᏥᏌᎳᏓᏂ.
Be humbled in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
11 ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᏐᏅ ᏱᏗᏣᏓᏃᎮᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ; ᎤᏐᏅ ᏥᎧᏃᎮᏍᎪ ᏥᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏟ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏕᎫᎪᏓᏁᎰ ᏗᎾᏓᏅᏟ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏐᏅ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎪ ᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎪ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏕᎫᎪᏓᏁᎰ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏱᏚᎪᏓᏁᎭ ᎥᏝ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏘᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎩ ᏱᎦᎩ ᏚᎪᏓᏁᎯᏍᎩᏂ.
Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
12 ᎠᏏᏴᏫ ᎡᎭ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎪᏢᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎬᏩᏓᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᏓᎯᏍᏗ; ᎦᎪ ᏂᎯ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᏥᏕᎯᏳᎪᏓᏁᎭ?
There is one lawgiver, and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver.
13 Ꭷ ᎯᎠ ᎢᏥᏪᏍᎩ; ᎪᎯ ᎢᎦ ᎠᎴ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ ᏓᏲᏤᏏ ᎨᎯ ᏗᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᏑᏕᏘᏴᏛᏃ ᏬᏤᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏬᏥᏃᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏬᎩᏁᏉᏤᎮᏍᏗ;
But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year, and will traffic, and make our gain.
14 ᏂᏥᎦᏔᎲᎾᏃ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏑᎾᎴᎢ; ᏕᏨᏅᏰᏃ ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ? ᎤᎬᎭᏛᏉ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏞᎦ ᏥᎦᎾᏄᎪᎪᎢ ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᏣᎵᏛᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow.
15 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏳᎬᏫᏳᎭ ᏱᏂᏥᏪᎭ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎣᏏ ᏳᏰᎸᏅ, ᏙᏨᏁᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏃᏣᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠᏉ.
For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and if we shall live, we will do this or that.
16 ᎪᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏣᎵᎮᎵᎦ ᎢᏣᏢᏆᏍᎬᎢ; ᏂᎦᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏲᏉ ᎨᏐᎢ.
But now you rejoice in your arrogancies. All such rejoicing is wicked.
17 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᏣᎦᏔᎰᎢ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎾᏛᏁᎲᎾ ᏥᎨᏐᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏍᎦᏅᎪᎢ.
To him therefore who knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.
