Yakobus 1:11

1:11 For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. ¹  So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.

Yakobus 4:14

4:14 You ²  do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? ³  For you are a puff of smoke ⁴  that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

[1:11]  ¹ tn Or “perishes,” “is destroyed.”

[4:14]  ² tn Grk “who” (continuing the description of the people of v. 13). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:14]  ³ tn Or “you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.”

[4:14]  ⁴ tn Or “a vapor.” The Greek word ἀτμίς (atmis) denotes a swirl of smoke arising from a fire (cf. Gen 19:28; Lev 16:13; Joel 2:30 [Acts 2:19]; Ezek 8:11).