⁹ Now the believer^[a] of humble means^[b] should take pride^[c] in his high position.^{[d] 10} But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.^{[e] 11} For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever.^[f] So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

⁵ Listen, my dear brothers and sisters!^[a] Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him? ⁶ But you have dishonored the poor!^[b] Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts? ⁷ Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to?^[c]