en_tn/jas/02/16.md

# stay warm

This means either "have enough clothes to wear" or "have a place to sleep." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# be filled

The thing that fills them is food. This can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: "be filled with food" or "have enough to eat" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

# for the body

to eat, to wear, and to live comfortably (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])

# what profit is that?

James uses a rhetorical question to teach his audience. Alternate translation: "how does that help them?" or "that does nothing good for them." or "your speech by itself does not help them." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])