001:006 But let him ask in faith and have no doubts; for he who has
doubts is like the surge of the sea, driven by the wind
and tossed into spray.
001:007 A person of that sort must not expect to receive anything from the Lord—
001:008 such a one is a man of two minds, undecided in every step he takes.
001:009 Let a brother in humble life rejoice when raised to a higher position;
001:010 but a rich man should rejoice in being brought low, for like flowers among the herbage rich men will pass away.
001:011 The sun rises with his scorching heat and dries up the herbage, so that its flowers drop off and the beauty of its appearance perishes, and in the same way rich men with all their prosperity will fade away.
001:012 Blessed is he who patiently endures trials; for when he has stood
the test, he will gain the victor's crown—even the crown of Life—
which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
001:013 Let no one say when passing through trial, "My temptation is
from God;" for God is incapable of being tempted to do evil,
and He Himself tempts no one.
001:014 But when a man is tempted, it is his own passions that carry
him away and serve as a bait.
001:015 Then the passion conceives, and becomes the parent of sin;
and sin, when fully matured, gives birth to death.