Paul Shirley

Thesis: You rich weep and howl over your certain condemnation. (v. 1)

 I. Weep over your certain condemnation because you have hoarded wealth. (vv. 2-3)

a. Your hoarding is in vain. (vv. 2-3a)
b. Your hoarding will be judged. (v. 3b)

II. Weep over your certain condemnation because you have cheated your workers. (v. 4)

a. The pay you withheld, and the workers you cheated cry out against you. (v. 4a)
b. The outcry has been heard by the Lord of Hosts. (v. 4b)

III. Weep over your certain condemnation because you have lived a self-indulgent life. (v. 5)

a. Your lived a soft and self-centered life. (v. 5a)
b. You fattened yourself for destruction with your life. (v. 5b)

IV. Weep over you certain condemnation because you have oppressed the righteous. (v. 6)

a. You oppressed the righteous. (v .6 a)
b. The righteous did not even resist you. (v. 6b)

Conclusion:
Do not envy those who are consumed with their riches on this earth for their life has been wasted, and God will punish them for their rebellion.