7ForeveryspeciesbothofbeastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342andofbirdsπετεινῶν,peteinōnG4071,bothofcreepingthingsG3956andofseaanimals,istamedandhasbeentamedbythehumanἀνθρωπίνῃ·anthrōpinēG442species; 8butthetongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100cannooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762amongmenG444tame; [itis]anunsettledevilκακόν,kakonG2556,fullμεστὴmestēG3324ofdeath-bringingpoison. 9TherewithblessεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenG2127wetheLordκύριονkurionG2962andFatherπατέραpateraG3962,andtherewithcurseκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaG2672wemenG444madeafter[the]likenessofGodθεοῦtheouG2316. 10OutofthesameαὐτοῦautouG846mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750goesG1831forthἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831blessingεὐλογίαeulogiaG2129andcursingG2671.Itisnotright,mybrethren,thatthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778shouldbethusG3779. 11Doesthefountain,outofthesameαὐτῆςautēsG846opening, pour forthsweetG1099andbitterπικρόν;pikronG4089? 13Who[is]wiseσοφὸςsophosG4680andunderstandingamongyou; lethimshewoutofagoodκαλῆςkalēsG2570conversationhisworksἔργαergaG2041inmeeknessofwisdomσοφίας.sophiasG4678; 14butifyehavebitterπικρὸνpikronG4089emulationandstrifeinyourheartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,donotboastκατακαυχᾶσθεkatakauchastheG2620andlieψεύδεσθεpseudestheG5574againstthetruthἀληθείας.alētheiasG225. 15ThisisG1510notthewisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678whichcomesdownκατερχομένη,katerchomenēG2718fromabove,butearthlyἐπίγειοςepigeiosG1919,naturalG5591, devilish. 16ForwhereὅπουhopouG3699emulationandstrife [are],there[is]disorderἀκαταστασίαakatastasiaG181andeveryevilφαῦλονphaulonG5337thingG4229. 17ButthewisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678fromabovefirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413isG1510pureἁγνήhagnēG53,thenpeaceful,gentleἐπιεικής,epieikēsG1933, yielding,fullμεστὴmestēG3324ofmercyἐλέουςeleousG1656andgoodἀγαθῶν,agathōnG18fruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590, unquestioning, unfeigned. 18But[the]fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590ofrighteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343inpeaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515issownσπείρεταιspeiretaiG4687forthemthatmakeG4160peaceεἰρήνην.¶eirēnēnG1515. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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