1 Not many should become teachers, my brothers,
2 For we all stumble
3 And if we put bits in the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we also guide their whole bodies.
4 Behold also ships:
5 So also the tongue is a small member
6 And the tongue
7 For every species of animals and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, is being tamed and has been tamed by the human species,
8 but no human being is able to tame the tongue.
9 With it we bless the
10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these
11 A spring does not pour forth from the same opening fresh and bitter
12 A fig tree is not able, my brothers, to produce olives, or a grapevine figs. Neither can a saltwater spring produce fresh water.
13 Who
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.
15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but
16 For where
17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, nonjudgmental, without hypocrisy,
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace among