# James 5 (New King James Version)
Rich Oppressors Will Be Judged

##### Chapter 5
###### 1 Come now, _you_ rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon _you!_  
###### 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.  
###### 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days.  
###### 4 Indeed the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.  
###### 5 You have lived on the earth in pleasure and luxury; you have fattened your hearts as in a day of slaughter.  
###### 6 You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.Be Patient and Persevering

###### 7 Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See _how_ the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.  
###### 8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

###### 9 Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!  
###### 10 My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience.  
###### 11 Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end _intended by_ the Lord--that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

###### 12 But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your "Yes" be "Yes," and _your_ "No," "No," lest you fall into judgment.Meeting Specific Needs

###### 13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.  
###### 14 Is anyone among you sick? 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 has committed sins, he will be forgiven.  
###### 16 Confess _your_ trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.  
###### 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.  
###### 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.Bring Back the Erring One

###### 19 Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,  
###### 20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.