# General Information:
The words "you" and "your" in this section refer to the believers to whom James writes.
# speak against
"speak badly about" or "oppose"
# brothers
James speaks of the believers as if they are biological brothers. The term here includes women as well as men. AT: "fellow believers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations]])
# but a judge
"but you are acting like the person who gives the law"