American Standard Version
"Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. "
— James 4:9, American Standard Version
“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.”
“Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.”
“Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.”
“Be afflicted and mourn and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into sorrow.”
“Be troubled, with sorrow and weeping; let your laughing be turned to sorrow and your joy to grief.”
“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.”
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
One only is the lawgiver and judge, even he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest thy neighbor?