James 5:4
“Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.”
The book of James, written likely in the mid-first century CE, is a letter from James (often identified as Jesus' brother) to Jewish Christians scattered across various regions. It is a practical guide on living out faith, focusing on ethical conduct, social justice, and perseverance.
What responsibility might individuals and societies have today for economic systems that, even unintentionally, lead to unjust wages?