James 1:11

1:11 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. ¹  So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

James 2:3

2:3 do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say, ²  “You sit here in a good place,” ³  and to the poor person, “You stand over there,” or “Sit on the floor”? ⁴ 

James 5:20

5:20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path ⁵  will save that person’s ⁶  soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

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¹ tn Or “perishes,” “is destroyed.”

² tn Grk “and you pay attention…and say,” continuing the “if” clauses from v. 2. In the Greek text, vv. 2-4 form one long sentence.

³ tn Or “sit here, please.”

⁴ tn Grk “sit under my footstool.” The words “on the floor” have been supplied in the translation to clarify for the modern reader the undesirability of this seating arrangement (so also TEV, NIV, CEV, NLT). Another option followed by a number of translations is to replace “under my footstool” with “at my feet” (NAB, NIV, NRSV).

⁵ tn Grk “from the error of his way” (using the same root as the verb “to wander, to err” in the first part of the verse).

⁶ tn Grk “his soul”; the referent (the sinner mentioned at the beginning of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.