ORIGINAL
1 YOU be not many masters my brethren, knowing that you receive the greater Judgement,
2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word: this is a perfect man. He is able also with bridle to turn about the whole body.
3 And if we put bits into the mouths of horses that they may obey us, we turn about all their body also.
4 And behold, the ships, whereas they be great, and are driven of strong winds: yet are they turned about with a little stern wherever the violence of the director will.
5 So the tongue also is certainly a little member, and vaunts great things. Behold how much fire what a great wood it kindles?
6 And the tongue, is fire, a whole world of iniquity. The tongue is set among our members, which defiles the whole body, and inflames the wheel of our nativity, inflamed of hell.
7 For all nature of beasts and fowls and serpents and of the rest is tamed and has been tamed by the nature of man.
8 But the tongue no man can tame, an unquiet evil, full of deadly poison.
9 By it we bless God and the Father: and by it we curse men which are made after the similitude of God.
10 Out of the self same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. These things must not be so done my brethren.
11 Does the fountain give forth out of one hole sweet and sour water?
12 Can, my brethren, the fig tree yield grapes: or the vine, figs? So neither can the salt water yield sweet.
13 Who is wise and has knowledge among you? Let him show by good conversation his working in mildness of wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter zeal, and there be contentions in your hearts: glory not and be not liars against the truth.
15 For this is not wisdom descending from above: but earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where zeal and contention is: there is inconstancy, and every perverse work.
17 But the wisdom that is from above, first certainly is chaste: then peaceable, modest, susceptible, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, not judging, without simulation.
18 And the finite of justice, in peace is sowed, to them that make peace.
| CHALLONER
1
Be ye
not many masters, my brethren, knowing that you receive the greater judgment.
2 For in many things we all offend. If any man offend
not in word, the same is a perfect man. He is able also with a bridle to lead
about the whole body.
3 For if we put bits into the mouths of horses, that
they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body.
4 Behold also ships, whereas they are great, and are
driven by strong winds, yet are they turned about with a small helm,
whithersoever the force of the governor willeth.
5 Even so the tongue is indeed a little member, and
boasteth great things. Behold how small a fire kindleth a great wood.
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The
tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body, and
inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell.
7 For every nature of beasts, and of birds, and of
serpents, and of the rest, is tamed, and hath been tamed, by the nature of man:
8 But the tongue no man can tame, an unquiet evil, full
of deadly poison.
9 By it we bless God and the Father: and by it we curse
men, who are made after the likeness of God.
10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and
cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
11 Doth a fountain send forth, out of the same hole,
sweet and bitter water?
12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear grapes; or the
vine, figs? So neither can the salt water yield sweet.
13 Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among
you? Let him shew, by a good conversation, his work in the meekness of wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter zeal, and there be
contentions in your hearts; glory not, and be not liars against the truth.
15 For this is not wisdom, descending from above: but
earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and contention is, there is
inconstancy, and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom, that is from above, first indeed is
chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good,
full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation.
18 And the fruit of justice is sown in peace, to them
that make peace.
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