3. and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,"
4. have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?
5. Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
6. But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?
7. Do they not blaspheme the fair name by which you have been called?
8. If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.