James 3

1Be not manyG4183 teachersG1320, my brethren, knowing that we shall receiveG2983 greaterG3173 judgmentG2917. 2For we all often offend. If any oneG5100 offend not in wordG3056, he [is] a perfectG5046 manG435, ableG1415 to bridle the wholeG3650 bodyG4983 too. 3Behold, we putG906 the bits in the mouthsG4750 of the horsesG2462, that they may obeyG3982 us, and we turn round their wholeG3650 bodiesG4983. 4BeholdG2400 alsoG2532 the shipsG4143, which areG1510 so greatG5082, and driven by violent windsG417, areG1510 turned about by a veryG1646 small rudder, whereverG3699 the pleasure of the helmsman will. 5ThusG3779 alsoG2532 the tongueG1100 isG1510 a littleG3398 memberG3196, and boasts greatG3173 thingsG3173. SeeG3708 how littleG3398 a fireG4442, how largeG3173 a wood it kindles! 6and the tongueG1100 [is] fireG4442, the worldG2889 of unrighteousnessG93; the tongueG1100 is setG2525 in our membersG3196, the defiler of the wholeG3650 bodyG4983, and which sets fireG4442 to the course of nature, and is setG2525 on fireG4442 of hellG1067. 7For every species both of beastsG2342 and of birdsG4071, both of creeping thingsG3956 and of sea animals, is tamed and has been tamed by the humanG442 species; 8but the tongueG1100 can no oneG3762 among menG444 tame; [it is] an unsettled evilG2556, fullG3324 of death-bringing poison. 9Therewith blessG2127 we the LordG2962 and FatherG3962, and therewith curseG2672 we menG444 made after [the] likeness of 1GodG2316. 10Out of the sameG846 mouthG4750 goesG1831 forthG1831 blessingG2129 and cursingG2671. It is not right, my brethren, that these thingsG3778 should be thusG3779. 11Does the fountain, out of the sameG846 opening, pour forth sweetG1099 and bitterG4089? 12Can, my brethren, a figG4808 produceG4160 olivesG1636, or a vineG288 figsG4810? Neither [can] salt [waterG5204] makeG4160 sweetG1099 waterG5204. 13Who [is] wiseG4680 and understanding among you; let him shew out of a goodG2570 conversation his worksG2041 in meekness of wisdomG4678; 14but if ye have bitterG4089 emulation and strife in your heartsG2588, do not boastG2620 and lieG5574 against the truthG225. 15This isG1510 not the wisdomG4678 which comes downG2718 from above, but earthlyG1919, naturalG5591, devilish. 16For whereG3699 emulation and strife [are], there [is] disorderG181 and every evilG5337 thingG4229. 17But the wisdomG4678 from above firstG4413 isG1510 pureG53, then peaceful, gentleG1933, yielding, fullG3324 of mercyG1656 and goodG18 fruitsG2590, unquestioning, unfeigned. 18But [the] fruitG2590 of righteousnessG1343 in peaceG1515 is sownG4687 for them that makeG4160 peaceG1515.