James 5:1-3

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Warning to Rich Oppressors

5 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. ²Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. ³Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure^[a]^[b] for the last days.

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James 5:3 Or will eat your flesh, since you have stored up fire
5.3 The “treasure” they have laid up is described in the following verses.

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