Jam 4:9-10 | ESV | STEP | Be wretched and mourn and weep . Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom .

b ver. 6; Isa. 57:15; [Luke 1:52]; See Matt. 23:12

James 4:9-10

9 ^aBe wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 ^bHumble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.