James 3

JuliaSmith^{(i) 1} Be ye not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive the greater judgment. ² For in many things we all stumble. If any stumble not in word, this a perfect man, able to govern by a bridle also the whole body. ³ Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they should yield to us; and we lead their whole body. ⁴ Behold also ships, being so great, and driven by hard winds, are led by the smallest rudder, wherever the desire of him steering should will. ⁵ So also the tongue is a small member, and vaunts itself. Behold, how great a wood a little fire inflames ⁶ (And the tongue a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is placed in our members, defiling the whole body, and burning the wheel of creation; and burned by hell. ⁷ For every nature of beasts, and also of birds, of creeping things, and also of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by the nature of man: ⁸ And the tongue none of men can tame; an ungovernable evil, full of deadly poison. ⁹ With it we praise the God and Father; and with it we curse men, those made according to the similitude of God. ¹⁰ Out of the same month comes forth blessing and cursing. There is no need, my brethren, for these things so to be. ¹¹ Much less from the same aperture does a fountain bubble out sweet and bitter? ¹² The fig tree, my brethren, cannot make olives, or the vine, figs: so no fountain can make salt and sweet water. ¹³ Who wise and knowing among you? let him show out of a good mode of life his works in meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴ And if ye have bitter envy and intrigue in your heart, boast not, and lie not against the truth. ¹⁵ This is wisdom coming not down from above, but earthly, natural, resembling an evil spirit. ¹⁶ For where envy and intrigue, there confusion and every bad deed. ¹⁷ And the wisdom from above is truly first pure, then peaceful, decorous, docile, full of mercy and good fruits, not separated, and unfeigned. ¹⁸ And the fruit of justice is sown in peace by those making peace.