<vn='1'><sn="3450">My</s><sn="80">brethren</s>, <sn="1096">be</s><sn="3361">not</s><sn="4183">many</s><sn="1320">masters</s>, <sn="1492">knowing</s><sn="3754">that</s> we shall <sn="2983">receive</s> the <sn="3187">greater</s><sn="2917">condemnation</s>. </v>
<vn='2'><sn="1063">For</s> in many <sn="4183">things</s> we <sn="4417">offend</s><sn="537">all</s>. If any <sn="1536">man</s><sn="4417">offend</s><sn="3756">not</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3056">word</s>, the <sn="3778">same</s> is a <sn="5046">perfect</s><sn="435">man</s>, and <sn="1415">able</s><sn="2532">also</s> to <sn="5468">bridle</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3650">whole</s><sn="4983">body</s>. </v>
<vn='3'><sn="2400">Behold</s>, we <sn="906">put</s><sn="5469">bits</s><sn="1519">in</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2462">horses</s> ' <sn="4750">mouths</s>, that <sn="846">they</s> may <sn="3982">obey</s><sn="2254">us</s>; <sn="2532">and</s> we turn <sn="3329">about</s><sn="846">their</s><sn="3650">whole</s><sn="4983">body</s>. </v>
<vn='4'><sn="2400">Behold</s><sn="2532">also</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4143">ships</s>, which though they <sn="*5607">be</s> so <sn="5082">great</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> are <sn="1643">driven</s><sn="5259">of</s><sn="4642">fierce</s><sn="417">winds</s>, yet are they turned <sn="3329">about</s><sn="5259">with</s> a very <sn="1646">small</s><sn="4079">helm</s>, <sn="3699 302">whithersoever</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3730 2116">governor</s><sn="1014">listeth</s>. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="2532">Even</s><sn="3779">so</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1100">tongue</s><sn="2076">is</s> a <sn="3398">little</s><sn="3196">member</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> boasteth great <sn="3166">things</s>. <sn="2400">Behold</s>, how <sn="2245">great</s> a <sn="5208">matter</s> a <sn="3641">little</s><sn="4442">fire</s><sn="381">kindleth</s>! </v>
<vn='6'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1100">tongue</s> is a <sn="4442">fire</s>, a <sn="2889">world</s> of <sn="93">iniquity</s>; <sn="3779">so</s><sn="2525">is</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1100">tongue</s><sn="1722">among</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="3196">members</s>, that it <sn="4695">defileth</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3650">whole</s><sn="4983">body</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> setteth on <sn="5394">fire</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5164">course</s> of <sn="1078">nature</s>; <sn="2532">and</s> it is set on <sn="5394">fire</s><sn="5259">of</s><sn="1067">hell</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="3956">every</s><sn="5449">kind</s> of <sn="2342">beasts</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> of <sn="4071">birds</s>, <sn="5037">and</s> of <sn="2062">serpents</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> of things in the <sn="1724">sea</s>, is <sn="1150">tamed</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> hath been <sn="1150">tamed</s> of <sn="442 5449">mankind</s>: </v>
<vn='8'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1100">tongue</s><sn="1410">can</s><sn="3762">no</s><sn="444">man</s><sn="1150">tame</s>; it is an <sn="183">unruly</s><sn="2556">evil</s>, <sn="3324">full</s> of <sn="2287">deadly</s><sn="2447">poison</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="1722 846">Therewith</s><sn="2127">bless</s> we <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2532">even</s> the <sn="3962">Father</s>; <sn="2532">and</s><sn="1722 846">therewith</s><sn="2672">curse</s> we <sn="444">men</s>, which are <sn="1096">made</s><sn="2596">after</s> the <sn="3669">similitude</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="1537">Out</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="846">same</s><sn="4750">mouth</s><sn="1831">proceedeth</s><sn="2129">blessing</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2671">cursing</s>. <sn="3450">My</s><sn="80">brethren</s>, these <sn="5023">things</s><sn="5534">ought</s><sn="3756">not</s><sn="3779">so</s> to <sn="1096">be</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="*3385">Doth</s> a <sn="4077">fountain</s> send <sn="1032">forth</s><sn="1537">at</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="846">same</s><sn="3692">place</s><sn="1099">sweet</s> water <sn="2532">and</s><sn="4089">bitter</s>? </v>
<vn='12'><sn="*3361"></s><sn="1410">Can</s> the fig <sn="4808">tree</s>, <sn="3450">my</s><sn="80">brethren</s>, <sn="4160">bear</s> olive <sn="1636">berries</s>? <sn="2228">either</s> a <sn="288">vine</s>, <sn="4810">figs</s>? <sn="3779">so</s> can <sn="3762">no</s><sn="4077">fountain</s> both <sn="4160">yield</s><sn="252">salt</s><sn="5204">water</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="1099">fresh</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="5101">Who</s> is a wise <sn="4680">man</s><sn="2532">and</s> endued with <sn="1990">knowledge</s><sn="1722">among</s><sn="5213">you</s>? let him <sn="1166">show</s> out <sn="1537">of</s> a <sn="2570">good</s><sn="391">conversation</s><sn="848">his</s><sn="2041">works</s><sn="1722">with</s><sn="4240">meekness</s> of <sn="4678">wisdom</s>. </v>
<vn='14'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="1487">if</s> ye <sn="2192">have</s><sn="4089">bitter</s><sn="2205">envying</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2052">strife</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="2588">hearts</s>, <sn="2620">glory</s><sn="3361">not</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="5574">lie</s> not <sn="2596">against</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="225">truth</s>. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="3778">This</s><sn="4678">wisdom</s><sn="2718">descendeth</s><sn="3756">not</s> from <sn="509">above</s>, <sn="235">but</s> is <sn="1919">earthly</s>, <sn="5591">sensual</s>, <sn="1141">devilish</s>. </v>
<vn='16'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="3699">where</s><sn="2205">envying</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2052">strife</s> is, <sn="1563">there</s> is <sn="181">confusion</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="3956">every</s><sn="5337">evil</s><sn="4229">work</s>. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="1161">But</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="4678">wisdom</s> that is from <sn="509">above</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="4412 3303">first</s><sn="53">pure</s>, <sn="1899">then</s><sn="1516">peaceable</s>, <sn="1933">gentle</s>, and easy to be <sn="2138">entreated</s>, <sn="3324">full</s> of <sn="1656">mercy</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="18">good</s><sn="2590">fruits</s>, without <sn="87">partiality</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> without <sn="505">hypocrisy</s>. </v>
<vn='18'><sn="1161">And</s> the <sn="2590">fruit</s> of <sn="1343">righteousness</s> is <sn="4687">sown</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="1515">peace</s> of <sn="3588">them</s> that <sn="4160">make</s><sn="1515">peace</s>. </v>