James 5:1-4
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of James 5
3 songs meet this passage
“Like it doesn't cater to rich and abandon poor”
Hands Held High · LINKIN PARK
resonates with James 5:1-4
James condemns the wealthy who exploit and ignore the suffering poor, the same injustice the song calls out in global conflict.
“these rich men north of Richmond”
Rich Men North of Richmond · Oliver Anthony Music
resonates with James 5:1-4
Scripture also names the oppression of workers by the powerful and wealthy as a real evil worth naming plainly.
“It's all takin' and no givin”
9 to 5 · Dolly Parton
resonates with James 5:4
The song's complaint about unrewarded labor mirrors the biblical warning against withholding fair wages from workers.
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