A citation from the library
George Leo Haydock, on Jas 4:2
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Jas 4:2 · Douay-Rheims
“You covet, and have not: you kill, and envy, and can not obtain. You contend and war, and you have not, because you ask not.”
On this verse:
“You covet, and have not. Though God has promised that whosoever asks shall receive, (Matthew vii. 8.) yet no wonder you receive not, because you ask amiss, by asking such temporal things as would be prejudicial to your soul, or because you ask not with humility, devotion, and perseverance. (Witham)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.