Those who cry [should live] as though they were not sad. Those who rejoice [should live] as though they were not happy. Those who buy things [should live] as though they did not own them.
James 4:13 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Come on now, you people who are saying, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this [or that] city, spend a year there, do business and make some money.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Come now, you who say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a city and spend a year there and carry on our business and make money. American Standard Version (1901) Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain: Common English Bible Pay attention, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such-and-such a town. We will stay there a year, buying and selling, and making a profit.” Catholic Public Domain Version But who are you to judge your neighbor? Consider this, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into that city, and certainly we will spend a year there, and we will do business, and we will make our profit," Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year, and will traffic, and make our gain. |
Those who cry [should live] as though they were not sad. Those who rejoice [should live] as though they were not happy. Those who buy things [should live] as though they did not own them.
Come on now, you rich people, cry and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you.