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Behold, the wages you fraudulently withheld from the laborers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of those harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have gorged yourselves as on the day of slaughter. You have condemned the righteous man and murdered him, even though he offered you no resistance.

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Indeed (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and (B)the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of [a]Sabaoth. You have lived on the earth in pleasure and [b]luxury; you have [c]fattened your hearts [d]as in a day of slaughter. You have condemned, you have murdered the just; he does not resist you.

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:4 Lit., in Heb., Hosts
  2. James 5:5 indulgence
  3. James 5:5 Lit. nourished
  4. James 5:5 NU omits as

Behold, (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and (B)the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of (C)the Lord of hosts. (D)You have lived on the earth in luxury and (E)in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in (F)a day of slaughter. You have condemned and (G)murdered (H)the righteous person. He does not resist you.

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