James:3:1-12

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* Not many teachers become you , brethren of me , knowing , that greater condemnation we shall receive . * Many for we stumble all ; if any one in word not stumbles , this a perfect man , able to bridle and whole the body . * Lo , of the horses the bits into the mouths we put in order that to make obedient them to us , and whole the body of them we turn about . * Lo , also the ships , so great being , and by violent winds being driven , are turned about by a very small helm , wherever the will of the one steering pleases . * Thus also the tongue a little member is , and greatly boasts . Lo , a little fire how great a mass of fuel kindles . * And the tongue of fire , the world of the wickedness ; thus the tongue is placed among the members of us , that spotting whole the body , and setting on fire the wheel of the nature , and being set on fire by the gehenna . * Every for species of wild beasts both and of birds , of reptiles both and of things in the sea , is subdued and has been subdued by the nature by that belonging to man ; * the but tongue no one is able of men to subdue ; and unruly evil , full of poison death –producing . * By her we bless the God and Father , and by her we curse the men those according to a likeness of God having been made ; * out of the same mouth goes forth blessing and cursing . Not ought , brethren of me , these things so to be . * Not the fountain out of the same opening send forth the sweet and the bitter ? * Not is able , brethren of me , a fig tree olives to produce , or a vine figs ? thus neither salt sweet to make water .

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