James 3 Iakōbou 3
1Mē pollois didaskalois genovōr, adelfoir mu, oidarēntois hoti megoterem krimem labeni;Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2polleim gar ptaianō hapantois. ei tinos en logo ouk ptaiatō, houtos teleios andros, dunatos chalinagōgara kai holem tem sōmem.We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. 3⸂ei de⸃ toiu hippoiu toin chalinoin eis teim stomeim balanō ⸀eis tem peithorō autoin ni, kai holem tem sōmem autoiu metaganō.When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal. 4idou kai teim ploieim, tēlikouteim arōnteim kai hupo ⸂anemoiu sklēroiu⸃ elaunorōnteim, metagotō hupo elachisteu pēdalieu hopou ⸂tas hormas tou euthunarōntou boulotō;⸃Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined. 5houtōs kai tas glōssas mikrem melem atō kai ⸂megeim auchatō.⸃ Idou ⸀hēlikem purem hēlikan hulan anaptatō;In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
6kai tas glōssas purem, tos kosmos tau ⸀adikiau tas glōssas katastēotō en tei melei nu, tas spilarōntas holem tem sōmem kai flogizarōntas ton trochon tau genesiau kai flogizorōntas hupo tau geennau.The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. 7pantas gar fusias thēreiu tē kai peteineiu herpeteiu tē kai enalieiu damazotō kai damazotē ta fusia ta anthrōpina;All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, 8tan de glōssan oudenos ⸂damazara dunotō anthrōpoiu;⸃ ⸀akatastatem kakosem, mestas iou thanatēforou.but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9en auta euloganō ton ⸀kurion kai patron, kai en auta kataronō toin anthrōpoin toin kata homoiōsian theou genarēntoin;With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10ek teu auteu stomeu exerchotō eulogias kai kataras. ouk chrēatō, adelfoir mu, houteim houtōs genorō.Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be! 11mēti tas pēgas ek tau autau opau bruatō tem glukuem kai tem pikrem?Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12mē dunotō, adelfoir mu, sukas elaiain poiara ē ampelas sukeim? ⸂oute halukem⸃ glukuem poiara hudem.My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
13Tinos sofos kai epistēmōnos en vi? deikatar ek tau kalau anastrofau teim ergeim autou en prauta sofiau.Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14ei de zēlon pikron echavō kai eritheian en ta kardia vu, mē katakauchovōr kai pseudovōr kata tau alētheiau.But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. 15ouk atō houtas tas sofias anōthen katerchorōntas, alla epigeias, psuchikas, daimoniōdas;Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16hopou gar zēlos kai eritheias, ekei akatastasias kai pantem faulem pragmem.For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice. 17tas de anōthen sofias prōtem men hagnas atō, epeita eirēnikas, epieikas, eupeithas, mestas eleseu kai karpoiu agathoiu, ⸀adiakritas, anupokritas;But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. 18karpos ⸀de dikaiosunau en eirēna sperotō toi poiarōntoi eirēnan.Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
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3 ⸂ei de⸃ Byz Ἴδε. ⸀eis Byz pros. 4 ⸂anemoiu sklēroiu⸃ Byz reverses. ⸂tas hormas tou euthunarōntou boulotō⸃ Byz ἂν ἡ … βούληται. 5 ⸂megeim auchatō⸃ Byz μεγαλαυχεῖ. ⸀hēlikem Byz ὀλίγον. 6 ⸀adikiau Byz +houtōs. 8 ⸂damazara dunotō anthrōpoiu⸃ Byz reverses. ⸀akatastatem Byz ἀκατάσχετον. 9 ⸀kurion Byz θεὸν. 12 ⸂oute halukem⸃ Byz houtōs oudenas pēgas halukem kai. 17 ⸀adiakritas Byz +kai. 18 ⸀de Byz +tau.