James 4
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
14 Ref When you are not certain what will take place tomorrow. What is your life? It is a mist, which is seen for a little time and then is gone.
15 Ref But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that.
16 Ref But now you go on glorying in your pride: and all such glorying is evil.
World English Bible (WEB)
14 Ref Whereas you don't know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.
15 Ref For you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that."
16 Ref But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
14 Ref who do not know the thing of the morrow; for what is your life? for it is a vapour that is appearing for a little, and then is vanishing;
15 Ref instead of your saying, `If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;'
16 Ref and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;