6 ^xHumble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,

7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. ^fResist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 ^gDraw near to God, and he will draw near to you. ^hCleanse your hands, you sinners, and ⁱpurify your hearts, ^jyou double-minded. 9 ^kBe wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 ^lHumble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.

4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ^u‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man,