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Ye have eaten on the earth, and in your lecheries ye have nourished your hearts. In the day of slaying

ye brought, and slew the just man, and he against-stood not you [and he withstood you not].

Therefore, brethren, be ye patient, till to the coming of the Lord. Lo! an earth-tiller abideth [the] precious fruit of the earth, patiently suffering, till he receive timeful and lateful fruit.

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You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves(A) in the day of slaughter.[a](B) You have condemned and murdered(C) the innocent one,(D) who was not opposing you.

Patience in Suffering

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.(E) See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting(F) for the autumn and spring rains.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting