For, if a man with gold rings on his fingers and in splendid clothing enters into a gathering of you, but a poor man in filthy clothing also enters, yet you look with favor upon the one wearing the splendid clothing and say: ‘ You take this seat here in a fine place, ’ and you say to the poor one: ‘ You keep standing, ’ or: ‘ Take that seat there under my footstool, ’ you have class distinctions among yourselves and you have become judges rendering wicked decisions, is that not so? ” ​ — James 2: 1 - 4.
bet nabagam sacītu: ” Tu stāvi vai sēdies tur pie mana kāju pamesla, ” vai jūs nebūtu nākuši nesaskaņā paši ar sevi un nebūtu izrādījušies par ļaundomīgiem spriedējiem? ” Ja uz kristiešu sapulci atnāca bagāti neticīgie, rotājušies ar zelta gredzeniem un grezni ģērbušies, bet atnāca arī nabadzīgi neticīgie netīrās drēbēs, tad bagātie tika uzņemti sevišķi laipni.