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1ⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ⲙⲗⲁϧ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲏⲕ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
2ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉϣⲁϣⲛⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣϭⲛⲏⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ.
2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
3ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲩⲇⲟⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
4ⲛⲓⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲁϫⲓ ⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ.
4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
5ϣⲁⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⳿ϥϭⲓϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ.
5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
6⳿ϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ.
6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7ⲙⲁϭⲛⲉϫⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϯ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲫⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ.
7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8ⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲓϫ ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁ ⲛⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲃ̅.
8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9ⲁⲣⲓⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲓϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲕⲉⲙ.
9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10ⲙⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲉⲥ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
11⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲕϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ϩⲁⲡ.
11Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
12ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ϧⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉⲕ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ.
12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
13ⲁⲅⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲓⲉⲃϣⲱⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ.
13Go 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:
14ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲁϥ⳿ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲓϣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲓⲧⲁ ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
15⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲫⲏ.
15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
16ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲓ⳿ⲡϩⲟ ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ.
16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
17ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲓϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ
17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
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