1. James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
2. My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials;
3. Knowing this, that the trying of your faith works patience.
4. But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.
5. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and reproaches not; and it shall be given him.
6. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.
8. A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9. Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: