1 Mes|strong="G1473" frères|strong="G1473", qu|strong="G3754"'il|strong="G3754" n|strong="G3361"'y|strong="G3754" en|strong="G3361" ait|strong="G1096" pas|strong="G3361" parmi|strong="G3754" vous|strong="G3754" beaucoup|strong="G4183" qui|strong="G3748" enseignent, car|strong="G3754" nous|strong="G3754" encourrons un|strong="G1096" jugement|strong="G2917" plus|strong="G4183" sévère.
2 Or|strong="G1063", nous|strong="G2532" bronchons|strong="G4417" tous|strong="G2532" en|strong="G1722" plusieurs|strong="G4183" choses|strong="G3588". Si|strong="G1487" quelqu'un|strong="G2532" ne|strong="G3756" bronche|strong="G4417" point|strong="G3756" en|strong="G1722" paroles|strong="G3056", c|strong="G3778"'est|strong="G3588" un|strong="G2532" homme|strong="G3778" parfait|strong="G5046", qui|strong="G3588" peut|strong="G3756" tenir|strong="G2532" aussi|strong="G2532" tout|strong="G3650" son|strong="G1722" corps|strong="G4983" en|strong="G1722" bride|strong="G5468".
3 Voici|strong="G2532", nous|strong="G2249" mettons|strong="G3982" des|strong="G2532" mors|strong="G5469" dans|strong="G1519" la|strong="G2532" bouche|strong="G4750" des|strong="G2532" chevaux|strong="G2462", afin|strong="G2532" qu|strong="G2532"'ils|strong="G2532" nous|strong="G2249" obéissent|strong="G3982", et|strong="G2532" nous|strong="G2249" dirigeons|strong="G3329" tout|strong="G3650" leur|strong="G2532" corps|strong="G4983".
4 Voici|strong="G2400" encore|strong="G2532", les|strong="G2532" navires|strong="G4143", qui|strong="G3588" sont|strong="G3588" si|strong="G2532" grands|strong="G5082", et|strong="G2532" que|strong="G2532" poussent|strong="G1643" des|strong="G2532" vents|strong="G2532" violents|strong="G2532", sont|strong="G3588" dirigés|strong="G3329" par|strong="G5259" un|strong="G2532" très|strong="G2532" petit|strong="G2532" gouvernail|strong="G4079", partout où|strong="G3699" le|strong="G2532" commande le|strong="G2532" pilote|strong="G2116".
5 La|strong="G2532" langue|strong="G1100" de|strong="G2532" même|strong="G2532" est|strong="G3588" un|strong="G2532" petit|strong="G3398" membre|strong="G3196", et|strong="G2532" elle|strong="G2532" se|strong="G2532" vante|strong="G2532" de|strong="G2532" grandes|strong="G3173" choses|strong="G3588". Voici|strong="G2400" un|strong="G2532" petit|strong="G3398" feu|strong="G4442"; combien de|strong="G2532" bois ne|strong="G2532" peut-il|strong="G2532" pas|strong="G3708" allumer?
6 La|strong="G2532" langue|strong="G1100" aussi|strong="G2532" est|strong="G3588" un|strong="G2532" feu|strong="G4442", un|strong="G2532" monde|strong="G2889" d|strong="G1722"'iniquité. Ainsi|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" langue|strong="G1100" est|strong="G3588" placée|strong="G2525" parmi|strong="G1722" nos|strong="G1722" membres|strong="G3196", souillant|strong="G4695" tout|strong="G3650" le|strong="G2532" corps|strong="G4983", et|strong="G2532" enflammant|strong="G5394" le|strong="G2532" cours|strong="G5164" de|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" vie|strong="G1078", enflammée|strong="G5394" elle-même|strong="G2532" de|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" géhenne|strong="G1067".
7 Toute|strong="G3956" espèce|strong="G3956" de|strong="G2532" bêtes|strong="G2342" sauvages|strong="G2342" et|strong="G2532" d|strong="G2532"'oiseaux|strong="G4071", de|strong="G2532" reptiles|strong="G2062" et|strong="G2532" d|strong="G2532"'animaux|strong="G2532" marins|strong="G1724" se|strong="G2532" domptent et|strong="G2532" ont|strong="G3588" été|strong="G3956" domptés|strong="G1150" par|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" nature|strong="G5449" humaine;
8 Mais|strong="G1161" aucun|strong="G3762" homme|strong="G1161" ne|strong="G3762" peut|strong="G1410" dompter|strong="G1150" la|strong="G1161" langue|strong="G1100"; c|strong="G1161"'est|strong="G3588" un|strong="G1161" mal|strong="G2556" qu|strong="G3588"'on|strong="G1161" ne|strong="G3762" peut|strong="G1410" réprimer; elle|strong="G1161" est|strong="G3588" pleine|strong="G3324" d|strong="G1161"'un|strong="G1161" venin|strong="G2447" mortel|strong="G2287".
9 Par|strong="G1722" elle|strong="G2532" nous|strong="G2532" bénissons|strong="G2127" Dieu|strong="G2316" le|strong="G2532" Père|strong="G3962", et|strong="G2532" par|strong="G1722" elle|strong="G2532" nous|strong="G2532" maudissons|strong="G2672" les|strong="G2532" hommes|strong="G2532", faits|strong="G1096" à|strong="G1722" l|strong="G2532"'image|strong="G3669" de|strong="G2532" Dieu|strong="G2316".
10 De|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" même|strong="G2532" bouche|strong="G4750" sort la|strong="G2532" bénédiction|strong="G2129" et|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" malédiction|strong="G2671". Il|strong="G2532" ne|strong="G3756" faut|strong="G2532" point|strong="G3756", mes|strong="G1473" frères|strong="G2532", que|strong="G2532" cela|strong="G2532" soit|strong="G2532" ainsi|strong="G3779".
11 Une|strong="G2532" fontaine jette-t-elle, par|strong="G1537" la|strong="G2532" même|strong="G2532" ouverture|strong="G3692", de|strong="G2532" l|strong="G2532"'eau|strong="G4077" douce|strong="G1099" et|strong="G2532" de|strong="G2532" l|strong="G2532"'eau|strong="G4077" amère|strong="G4089"?
12 Mes|strong="G1473" frères|strong="G1473", un|strong="G4160" figuier|strong="G4808" peut-il porter|strong="G4160" des|strong="G4160" olives|strong="G1636"; ou|strong="G2228" une|strong="G4160" vigne|strong="G4160", des|strong="G4160" figues|strong="G4810"? De|strong="G3361" même|strong="G3777" aucune|strong="G3361" fontaine ne|strong="G3361" peut|strong="G1410" donner|strong="G1473" de|strong="G3361" l'eau|strong="G5204" salée et|strong="G2228" de|strong="G3361" l'eau|strong="G5204" douce|strong="G1099".
13 Y|strong="G1722" a-t-il|strong="G2532" parmi|strong="G1722" vous|strong="G5210" quelque|strong="G2532" homme|strong="G2532" sage|strong="G4680" et|strong="G2532" intelligent|strong="G1990"? Qu|strong="G5101"'il|strong="G2532" montre|strong="G1166" ses|strong="G2532" œuvres|strong="G2041" par|strong="G1722" une|strong="G2532" bonne|strong="G2570" conduite|strong="G2532" avec|strong="G1722" la|strong="G2532" douceur|strong="G4240" de|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" sagesse|strong="G4678";
14 Mais|strong="G1161" si|strong="G1487" vous|strong="G5210" avez|strong="G5210" un|strong="G2532" zèle|strong="G2205" amer|strong="G4089", et|strong="G2532" un|strong="G2532" esprit|strong="G2588" de|strong="G2532" contention dans|strong="G1722" votre|strong="G2532" cœur|strong="G2588", ne|strong="G2532" vous|strong="G5210" glorifiez|strong="G2620" point|strong="G3361" et|strong="G2532" ne|strong="G2532" mentez|strong="G5574" point|strong="G3361" contre|strong="G2596" la|strong="G2532" vérité|strong="G1722".
15 Ce|strong="G3778" n|strong="G3756"'est|strong="G3588" point|strong="G3756" là|strong="G3756" la|strong="G3756" sagesse|strong="G4678" qui|strong="G3588" vient|strong="G3588" d'en|strong="G3588" haut, mais elle|strong="G3778" est|strong="G3588" terrestre|strong="G1919", animale et|strong="G3756" diabolique|strong="G1141".
16 Car|strong="G1063" partout|strong="G3956" où|strong="G3699" sont|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" jalousie|strong="G2205" et|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" chicane, là|strong="G2532" il|strong="G2532" y|strong="G2532" a|strong="G2532" du|strong="G2532" trouble|strong="G2532", et|strong="G2532" toute|strong="G3956" espèce|strong="G3956" de|strong="G2532" mal|strong="G2532".
17 Quant à|strong="G2532" la|strong="G2532" sagesse|strong="G4678" d|strong="G2532"'en|strong="G2532" haut, elle|strong="G2532" est|strong="G3588" d|strong="G2532"'abord|strong="G4412" pure, puis|strong="G2532" paisible|strong="G1516", modérée|strong="G1933", traitable, pleine|strong="G3324" de|strong="G2532" miséricorde|strong="G1656" et|strong="G2532" de|strong="G2532" bons|strong="G2532" fruits|strong="G2590", impartiale et|strong="G2532" sans|strong="G2532" dissimulation.
18 Or|strong="G1161", le|strong="G1722" fruit|strong="G2590" de|strong="G1722" la|strong="G1722" justice|strong="G1343" se|strong="G1161" sème|strong="G4687" dans|strong="G1722" la|strong="G1722" paix|strong="G1515", pour|strong="G1161" ceux|strong="G3588" qui|strong="G3588" s|strong="G1161"'adonnent à|strong="G1722" la|strong="G1722" paix|strong="G1515".