James 5:4
“Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cries out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.”
The Letter of James was written to Jewish Christians dispersed throughout the Roman world, likely in the mid-1st century CE. James was addressing various practical issues within the community, including faith and works, the misuse of the tongue, and economic injustice, particularly criticizing the wealthy who exploited the poor.
How might unjust economic practices in any age create a 'cry' that is heard beyond human ears?