James 4:9
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordBe afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
— James 4:9, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter to mourning be turned, and the joy to heaviness;