440 B
440 B
Your riches have rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten.
Earthly riches do not last nor do they have any eternal value. James speaks of these events as if they had already happened. Alternate translation: "Your riches will rot, and your clothes will be eaten by moths." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-pastforfuture)
riches ... clothes
These things are mentioned as examples of things that are valuable to wealthy people.