Theophylact of Ohrid, on Jas 4:13

“But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year, and will traffic, and make our gain.”

“He does not destroy free will, but shows that not everything depends on man himself — the grace from above is also needed, for one may run about, and trade, and do everything necessary for life, but one must ascribe this not to one's own labors, but solely to the lovingkindness of God. Jeremiah also says: "O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself" (Jer. 10:23), and the author of Proverbs: "Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth" (Prov. 27:1).”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.