1 Go to  now  , [you] rich men  , weep  and howl  for  your  miseries  that will come on  2 Your  riches  are corrupted  , and  your  garments  are  motheaten  3 Your  gold  and  silver  is cankered  ; and  the rust  of them  will be  a witness  against  you  , and  will eat  your  flesh  as it were  fire  . You have heaped treasure together  for  the last  days  4 See  , the hire  of the labourers  who  have reaped down  your  fields  , which  is of  you  kept back by fraud  , cries  : and  the cries  of them which have reaped  are entered  into  the ears  of the Lord  of sabaoth  5 You have lived in pleasure  on  the earth  , and  been wanton  ; you have nourished  your  hearts  , as  in  a day  of slaughter  6 You have condemned  [and] killed  the just  ; [and] he does  not  resist  you  7 Be patient  therefore  , brothers  , to  the coming  of the Lord  . See  , the husbandman  waits  for the precious  fruit  of the earth  , and has long patience  for  it  , until  +  he receive  the early  and  latter  rain  8 Be  you  also  patient  ; stablish  your  hearts  : for  the coming  of the Lord  draws near  9 Grudge  not  one against another  +  , brothers  , in case  you be condemned  : see  , the judge  stands  before  the door  10 Take  , my  brothers  , the prophets  , who  have spoken  in the name  of the Lord  , for an example  of suffering affliction  , and  of patience  11 See  , we count them happy  which endure  . You have heard  of the patience  of Job  , and  have seen  the end  of the Lord  ; that  the Lord  is  very pitiful  , and  of tender mercy  12 But  above  all things  , my  brothers  , swear  not  , neither  by heaven  , neither  by the earth  , neither  by any  other  oath  : but  let  your  yes  be  yes  ; and  [your] nay  , nay  ; in case  you fall  into  condemnation  13 Is  any  among  you  afflicted  ? let him pray  . Is  any  merry  ? let him sing psalms  14 Is  any  sick  among  you  ? let him call  for the elders  of the church  ; and  let them pray  over  him  , anointing  him  with oil  in  the name  of the Lord  15 And  the prayer  of faith  will save  the sick  , and  the Lord  will raise  him  up  ; and if  he have  committed  sins  , they will be forgiven  him  16 Confess  [your] faults  one to another  , and  pray  one  for  another  , that  you may be healed  . The effectual fervent  prayer  of a righteous man  avails  much  17 Elijah  was  a man  subject to like passions as  we are  , and  he prayed  earnestly  that it might  not  rain  : and  it rained  not  on  the earth  by the space of three  years  and  six  months  18 And  he prayed  again  , and  the heaven  gave  rain  , and  the earth  brought forward  her  fruit  19 brothers  , if  any  of  you  do stray  from  the truth  , and  one  convert  him  20 Let  him  know  , that  he which transforms  the sinner  from  the error  of his  way  will save  a soul  from  death  , and  will hide  a multitude  of sins