James 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.

James 3:2

3:2 For we all stumble ²  in many ways. If someone does not stumble ³  in what he says, ⁴  he is a perfect individual, ⁵  able to control the entire body as well.

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

[3:2]  ² tn Or “fail.”

[3:2]  ³ tn Or “fail.”

[3:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “in speech.”

[3:2]  ⁵ tn The word for “man” or “individual” is ἀνήρ (anhr), which often means “male” or “man (as opposed to woman).” But it sometimes is used generically to mean “anyone,” “a person,” as here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 2).