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But you have dishonoured the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you by might? and do not they draw you before the judgment seats?

Do not they blaspheme the good name that is invoked upon you?

If then you fulfill the royal law, according to the scriptures, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself; you do well.

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But you have dishonored the poor.(A) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(B) Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?

If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”[a](C) you are doing right.

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:8 Lev. 19:18