James 3:15

3:15 Such ¹  wisdom does not come ²  from above but is earthly, natural, ³  demonic.

James 5:1

Warning to the Rich

5:1 Come now, you rich! Weep and cry aloud ⁴  over the miseries that are coming on you.

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¹ tn Grk “This.”

² tn Grk “come down”; “descend.”

³ tn Grk “soulish,” which describes life apart from God, characteristic of earthly human life as opposed to what is spiritual. Cf. 1 Cor 2:14; 15:44-46; Jude 19.

⁴ tn Or “wail”; Grk “crying aloud.”