James 4:3 in Zaiwa
3 Nungmoq dung kôlhang, a myang yù kó nghut ri; hkâsu mù gâ le, nungmoq é ngón kún hkyô má jai chûng langsâ pyám râ matú, shut é dông dûng nyì kô é yanmai nghut ri.
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend `it' in your pleasures.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask evilly, that ye may consume [it] in your pleasures.
World English Bible (WEB)
You ask, and don't receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend `it'.