4 Behold, the wages that were held back by you from the workers who reap your fields cry out, and the cries of the reapers have come to the ears of the Lord of hosts.
5 You have lived self-indulgently on the earth and have lived luxuriously. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
6 You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous person; he does not resist you.
7 Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the soil, being patient concerning it until it receives the early and late rains.
8 You also be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.
9 Brothers, do not complain against one another, in order that you may not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the doors!
10 Brothers, take as an example of perseverance and endurance the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.