5. Your life here on earth has been full of luxury and pleasure. You have made yourselves fat for the day of slaughter.
6. You have condemned and murdered innocent people, and they do not resist you.
7. Be patient, then, my brothers and sisters, until the Lord comes. See how patient a farmer is as he waits for his land to produce precious crops. He waits patiently for the autumn and spring rains.
8. You also must be patient. Keep your hopes high, for the day of the Lord's coming is near.
9. Do not complain against one another, my brothers and sisters, so that God will not judge you. The Judge is near, ready to appear.