James 1:9-11

New Catholic Bible

Rich and Poor.^{[a] 9} The brother who is in modest circumstances should take pride in being raised up. ¹⁰ Likewise, the one who is rich should glory in being brought low, for he will disappear like a flower of the field. ¹¹ Once the sun comes up with its scorching rays and withers the grass, its flower droops and its beauty vanishes. So too the rich man will fade away in the midst of his affairs.