hoti
that
lēmpsometha
we [ who teach ] will be
krima
judged
meizon
more strictly .
Mē
Not
polloi
many [of you]
ginesthe
should become
didaskaloi
teachers ,
mou
my
adelphoi
brothers ,
eidotes
[because] you know
gar
-
hapantes
vvv
ptaiomen
We all stumble
polla
in many ways .
ei
If
tis
anyone
ou
{is} never
ptaiei
at fault
en
in
logō
what he says ,
houtos
he [is]
teleios
a perfect
anēr
man ,
kai
dynatos
able
chalinagōgēsai
to control
to
[his]
holon
whole
sōma
body .
de
Ei
[When]
ballomen
we put
tous
chalinous
bits
eis
into
ta
the
stomata
mouths
tōn
of
hippōn
horses
to make
autous
them
peithesthai
obey
hēmin
us ,
metagomen
we can guide
autōn
animal .
idou
Consider
ploia
ships
as well .
onta
Although they are
tēlikauta
so large
and
elaunomena
are driven
hypo
by
sklērōn
strong
anemōn
winds ,
metagetai
they are steered
elachistou
a very small
pēdaliou
rudder
hopou
wherever
hē
tou
euthynontos
pilot
hormē
is inclined
bouletai
. . . .
Houtōs
In the same way
. . . ,
glōssa
tongue
estin
is
mikron
a small
melos
part of the body ,
[but]
auchei
it boasts of
megala
great things .
hēlikon
how small
pyr
a spark
anaptei
sets
hēlikēn
a great
hylēn
forest {ablaze} .
The
also
[is] a fire ,
ho
a
kosmos
world
tēs
adikias
of wickedness
kathistatai
among
tois
melesin
parts
hēmōn
of the [body] .
spilousa
It pollutes
person ,
phlogizousa
ton
trochon
course
geneseōs
of his life {on fire} ,
phlogizomenē
is itself set on fire
geennēs
hell .
Pasa
All
physis
kinds
te
thēriōn
of animals ,
peteinōn
birds ,
herpetōn
reptiles ,
enaliōn
creatures of the sea
damazetai
are being tamed
dedamastai
have been tamed
tē
anthrōpinē
man
physei
but
oudeis
no
anthrōpōn
dynatai
can
damasai
tame
tēn
glōssan
tongue .
akatastaton
[It is] a restless
kakon
evil ,
mestē
full
thanatēphorou
of deadly
iou
poison .
En
With
autē
[the tongue]
eulogoumen
we bless
our
Kyrion
Lord
Patera
Father ,
with
it
katarōmetha
we curse
anthrōpous
men ,
who
gegonotas
have been made
kath’
Theou
God’s
homoiōsin
likeness .
ek
Out of
autou
same
stomatos
mouth
exerchetai
come
eulogia
blessing
katara
cursing .
My
tauta
this
chrē
should
not
ginesthai
be
houtōs
- !
mēti
[Can]
glyky
[both] fresh [water]
pikron
salt [water]
bryei
flow
from
autēs
opēs
pēgē
spring ?
mē
sykē
a fig tree
poiēsai
grow
elaias
olives ,
ē
or
ampelos
a grapevine
syka
[bear] figs ?
oute
Neither [can]
halykon
a salt [spring]
produce
fresh
hydōr
water .
Tis
Who
sophos
[is] wise
epistēmōn
understanding
hymin
you ?
deixatō
Let him show it
kalēs
good
anastrophēs
conduct ,
[by]
erga
deeds [done]
prautēti
[the] humility
sophias
that comes from wisdom .
But
if
echete
you {harbor}
bitter
zēlon
jealousy
eritheian
selfish ambition
hymōn
your
kardia
hearts ,
{do} not
katakauchasthe
boast [in it]
pseudesthe
deny
kata
. . .
alētheias
truth .
hautē
Such
sophia
wisdom
[does]
ouk
katerchomenē
anōthen
from above ,
alla
epigeios
[is] earthly ,
psychikē
unspiritual ,
daimoniōdēs
demonic .
pan
every
phaulon
evil
pragma
practice .
For
where
zēlos
eritheia
selfish ambition [exist] ,
ekei
there [ will be ]
akatastasia
disorder
Hē
[the] wisdom
from above
prōton
first
men
[of all]
hagnē
pure ,
epeita
then
eirēnikē
peace-loving ,
epieikēs
gentle ,
eupeithēs
accommodating ,
eleous
of mercy
agathōn
karpōn
fruit ,
adiakritos
impartial ,
anypokritos
[and] sincere .
poiousin
eirēnēn
Peacemakers
speiretai
[who] sow
eirēnē
peace
[ reap ]
karpos
[the] fruit
dikaiosynēs
of righteousness .