Bible verse
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
James 5:1 · BSB
The verses around it, from James 5.
1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
2 Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
KJV
Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].
ASV
Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
ERV
Go to now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.
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