11. The sun rises with its scorching heat and dries up the grass so that its flowers fall and its beauty is lost. Just like that, in the midst of their daily lives, the wealthy will waste away.
12. Those who stand firm during testing are blessed. They are tried and true. They will receive the life God has promised to those who love him as their reward.
13. No one who is tested should say, "God is tempting me!" This is because God is not tempted by any form of evil, nor does he tempt anyone.
14. Everyone is tempted by their own cravings; they are lured away and enticed by them.
15. Once those cravings conceive, they give birth to sin; and when sin grows up, it gives birth to death.
16. Don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.
17. Every good gift, every perfect gift, comes from above. These gifts come down from the Father, the creator of the heavenly lights, in whose character there is no change at all.
18. He chose to give us birth by his true word, and here is the result: we are like the first crop from the harvest of everything he created.
19. Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to grow angry.
20. This is because an angry person doesn’t produce God’s righteousness.
21. Therefore, with humility, set aside all moral filth and the growth of wickedness, and welcome the word planted deep inside you—the very word that is able to save you.