James 4:14 - Exposition

Fortifies the rebuke of James 4:13 by showing the folly of their action; cf. Proverbs 27:1 , "Boast not thyself of tomorrow ( τὰ εἰς αὔριον ), for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth." Whereas ye know not ; rather, seeing that , or , inasmuch as ye know not , etc. ( οἵτινες οὐκ ἐπίστασθε ) . The text in this verse again in a somewhat disorganized condition, but the general drift is clear. We should probably read, οἵτινες οὐκ ἐπίστασθε τὸ τῆς αὔριον ποίαἡ ζωὴ ὑμῶν ἀτμὶς γὰρ ἐστε ἡ πρὸς ὀλίγον φαινομένη ἔπειτα καὶ ἀφανιζομένη , R.V., "Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapor, our that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away."