BIB(i)
4 ἰδοὺ (Behold), καὶ (also) τὰ (the) πλοῖα (ships), τηλικαῦτα (so great) ὄντα (being) καὶ (and) ὑπὸ (by) ἀνέμων (winds) σκληρῶν (strong) ἐλαυνόμενα (being driven), μετάγεται (are turned about) ὑπὸ (by) ἐλαχίστου (a very small) πηδαλίου (rudder) ὅπου (wherever) ἡ (the) ὁρμὴ (impulse) τοῦ (of the one) εὐθύνοντος (steering) βούλεται (resolves).
5 Οὕτως (Thus) καὶ (also) ἡ (the) γλῶσσα (tongue) μικρὸν (a small) μέλος (member) ἐστὶν (is), καὶ (and) μεγάλα (exceeding things) αὐχεῖ (it boasts). ἰδοὺ (Behold) ἡλίκον (a small) πῦρ (fire), ἡλίκην (how great) ὕλην (a forest) ἀνάπτει (it kindles).
6 καὶ (Also) ἡ (the) γλῶσσα (tongue is) πῦρ (a fire), ὁ (the) κόσμος (world) τῆς (-) ἀδικίας (of iniquity). ἡ (The) γλῶσσα (tongue) καθίσταται (is set) ἐν (among) τοῖς (the) μέλεσιν (members) ἡμῶν (of us), ἡ (-) σπιλοῦσα (defiling) ὅλον (all) τὸ (the) σῶμα (body), καὶ (and) φλογίζουσα (setting on fire) τὸν (the) τροχὸν (course) τῆς (-) γενέσεως (of nature), καὶ (and itself) φλογιζομένη (being set on fire) ὑπὸ (by) τῆς (-) γεέννης (hell).
7 Πᾶσα (All) γὰρ (for) φύσις (kinds) θηρίων (of beasts) τε (both) καὶ (and) πετεινῶν (of birds), ἑρπετῶν (of creeping things) τε (both) καὶ (and) ἐναλίων (things of the sea), δαμάζεται (is subdued) καὶ (and) δεδάμασται (has been subdued) τῇ (by the) φύσει (race) τῇ (of the) ἀνθρωπίνῃ (human),
8 τὴν (-) δὲ (but) γλῶσσαν (the tongue) οὐδεὶς (no one) δαμάσαι (to subdue) δύναται (is able) ἀνθρώπων (of men); ἀκατάστατον (it is an unruly) κακόν (evil), μεστὴ (full) ἰοῦ (of poison) θανατηφόρου (deadly).