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[verse 1] James, the seruaunt of God, and of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, to the twelue kinredis, that ben in scatering abrood, helthe. [verse 2] My britheren, deme ȝe al ioye, whanne ȝe fallen in to diuerse tempta|ciouns, [verse 3] witynge, that the preuyng of [verse 4] ȝoure feith worchith pacience; and pa|cience hath a perfit werk, that ȝe be
perfit and hole, and faile in no thing. [verse 5] And if ony of ȝou nedith wisdom, axe he of God, which ȝyueth to alle men largeli, and vpbreidith not; and it schal be ȝou|un to hym. [verse 6] But axe [aske aO.] he [ȝe E. Om. Q.] in feith, and doute no thing; for he that doutith [doutith; of Goddis power, ether of Goddis wille. If a man doutith for his owne defaute, lest he axe in vnsufficient maner, the heering of his axing is not lettid for such douting. a meke brother; that is, abiect and born doun ei|ther oppressid. in his enhauns|ing; that schal be in heuenly thingis. a ryche man haue glorie in his lownesse; the Glose seith here, that this is seid in scorn, and the lettre suynge acordith herto. for as the flour of hey, etc.; that is, his power schal faile soone. Lire here. ve.] , is lijk to a wawe of the see, which is moued and borun a boute of wynde [the wynd KRagk.] . [verse 7] Therfor gesse not the ilke man, that he schal take ony thing of the Lord. [verse 8] A man dowble in soule is vnstable in alle hise weies. [verse 9] And [Om. b.] a meke brother haue [verse 10] glorie in his enhaunsyng, and a riche man in his lownesse; for as the flour of gras he schal passe. [verse 11] The sunne roos vp with heete, and driede the gras, and the flour of it felde doun, and the fairnesse of his chere perischide; and so a riche man welewith in hise weies. [verse 12] Blessid is the man, that suffrith temptacioun; for whanne he schal be preued, he schal res|seyue the [a Ek.] coroun of lijf, which God biheȝte [hath bihiȝt α.] to men that louen hym. [verse 13] No man whanne he is temptid [whanne he is temptid; that is, brouȝt to synne, bi tempt|acioun. God is not a temptere of yuele thingis; but of goode thingis oonly, as in xxij. co. of Genesis, God temptide Abra|ham, that his obedience schulde be maad knowen to othere men, and be ȝouen to hem in to en|saumple. he temptith noo man; that is, indusith not to do synne. ech best ȝifte; that is, good of me|rit, that makith a man worthi euerlastinge lijf. perfit ȝifte; that is, good of glorie. Lire here. ve.] , seie, that he is temptid of God; for whi God is not a temptere of yuele thingis, for he temptith no man. [verse 14] But ech man is temptid, drawun and stirid of his owne coueiting. [verse 15] Aftirward coueityng, whanne it hath conseyued, bringith forth synne; but synne, whanne it is fillid [fulfillid KR.] , gendrith deth. [verse 16] Therfor, my most dereworthe britheren, nyle ȝe erre. [verse 17] Ech good ȝifte, and ech perfit ȝifte is from aboue, and cometh doun fro the fadir of liȝtis, anentis whom is noon other [ouer EK sec. m. b pr. m. g pr. m. α.] chaungyng, ne ouer|schadewyng of reward [ether wilinesse K marg.] . [verse 18] For wilfulli he bigat vs bi the [Om. K pr. m.] word of treuthe, that we be a bigynnyng of his creature. [verse 19] Wite ȝe, my britheren moost loued, be ech man swift to here, but [and K.] slow to speke, [verse 20] and slow to wraththe; for the wraththe
of man worchith not the riȝtwisnesse of God. [verse 21] For which thing caste ȝe awei al vnclennesse, and plentee of malice, and in myldenesse resseyue ȝe the word that is plauntid [ether prentid K marg.] , that may saue ȝoure soulis. [verse 22] But be ȝe doeris of the word, and not hereris oneli, disseiuynge ȝou [ȝour E.] silf. [verse 23] For if ony man is an herere of the word, and not a doere, this [he this I.] schal be licned to a man that biholdith the cheer of his birthe [verse 24] in a mirour; for he bihelde hym silf, and wente awei, and anoon he forȝat which he was. [verse 25] But he that biholdith in [into R.] the lawe of perfit fredom, and dwellith in it, and is not maad a forȝetful herere, but a doere of werk, this [he this I.] schal be blessid in his dede. [verse 26] And if ony man gessith hym silf to be religiouse [religiouse; that is, a veri and perfit Cris|ten man. is veyn; for it ledith not to due ende. Lire here. ve.] , and refreyneth not his tunge, but disseyueth his herte, the religioun of him is veyn. [verse 27] A clene religioun, and an [Om. Eeg.] vnwemmed anentis God and the fadir, is this, to visite fadirles [that is, to vse himself in werkis of mersy anentis thi neiȝbore, and werkis of clen|nesse aȝens himself. Lire here. v.] and modirles children, and widewis in her tribulacioun, and to [Om. k pr. m.] kepe hym silf vndefoulid fro this world.