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| 3:1 | My brethren, bee not many masters, knowing that we shall receiue the greater condemnation. |
| 3:2 | For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. |
| 3:3 | Behold, we put bittes in the horses mouthes, that they may obey vs, and we turne about their whole body. |
| 3:4 | Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driuen of fierce windes, yet are they turned about with a very small helme, whithersoeuer the gouernour listeth. |
| 3:5 | Euen so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things: behold, how great a matter a litle fire kindleth. |
| 3:6 | And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquitie: so is the tongue amongst our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire of hell. |
| 3:7 | For euery kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind. |
| 3:8 | But the tongue can no man tame, it is an vnruly euill, ful of deadly poyson. |
| 3:9 | Therewith blesse wee God, euen the Father: and therewith curse wee men, which are made after the similitude of God. |
| 3:10 | Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing: my brethren, these things ought not so to be. |
| 3:11 | Doeth a fountaine send foorth at the same place sweet water and bitter? |
| 3:12 | Can ye figtree, my brethren, beare oliue berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountaine both yeeld salt water & fresh. |
| 3:13 | Who is a wise man and indued with knowledge amongst you? let him shew out of a good conuersation his workes with meekenes of wisedome. |
| 3:14 | But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts glory not, and lie not against the trueth. |
| 3:15 | This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, deuilish. |
| 3:16 | For where enuying and strife is, there is confusion, and euery euill worke. |
| 3:17 | But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easie to be intreated, full of mercy, and good fruits, without partialitie, and without hypocrisie. |
| 3:18 | And the fruit of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace. |
| 3:1 | My brethre, be not euery man a master, remebrynge how that we shall receaue the more damnacion: |
| 3:2 | for in many thinges we synne all. Yf a man synne not in worde, the same is a parfecte man, & able to tame all the body. |
| 3:3 | Beholde, we put bittes into the horses mouthes yt they shulde obeye vs, and we turne aboute all the body. |
| 3:4 | Beholde also ye shyppes, which though they be so gret, and are dryuen of fearce windes, yet are they turned about with a very smale helme, whither soeuer the violence of the gouerner wyll. |
| 3:5 | Euen so the toge is a lyttell member, and bosteth great thinges. Beholde how gret a thinge a lyttell fyre kyndleth, |
| 3:6 | and the tonge is fyre, and a worlde of wyckednes. So is the tonge set amonge oure membres, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth a fyre all that we haue of nature, and is it selfe set a fyre euen of hell. |
| 3:7 | All the natures of beastes, and of byrdes, and of serpentes, and thinges of the see, are meked and tamed of the nature of ma. |
| 3:8 | But the toge can no man tame. Yt is an vnruely euell full of deedly poysou. |
| 3:9 | Therwith blesse we God the father, and therwith cursse we men which are made after the similitude of God. |
| 3:10 | Out of one mouth proceadeth blessynge and cursynge. My brethre these thinges ought not so to be. |
| 3:11 | Doth a fountayne sende forth at one place swete water and bytter also? |
| 3:12 | Can the fygge tree, my Brethren, beare oliue beries: ether a vyne beare fygges? |
| 3:13 | So can no fountayne geue bothe salt water and fresshe also. If eny man be wyse and endued with learnynge amonge you, let him shewe the workes of his good couersacion in meknes that is coupled with wissdome. |
| 3:14 | But yf ye haue bitter enuyenge and stryfe in yor hertes, reioyce not: nether be lyars agaynst the trueth. |
| 3:15 | This wissdome descendeth not from aboue: but is erthy, and naturall, and dyuelishe. |
| 3:16 | For where enuyenge and stryfe is, there is vnstablenes and all maner of euell workes. |
| 3:17 | But the wissdom that is fro aboue, is fyrst pure, the peasable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good frutes, without iudgynge, and without simulacion: |
| 3:18 | yee, and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace, of the that mayntene peace. |
| 3:1 | Mi britheren, nyle ye be maad many maistris, witynge that ye taken the more doom. |
| 3:2 | For alle we offenden in many thingis. If ony man offendith not in word, this is a perfit man; for also he may lede aboute al the bodi with a bridil. |
| 3:3 | For if we putten bridlis `in to horsis mouthis, for to consente to vs, and we leden aboute al the bodi of hem. |
| 3:4 | And lo! schippis, whanne thei ben grete, and ben dryuun of stronge wyndis, yit thei ben borun about of a litil gouernaile, where the meuyng of the gouernour wole. |
| 3:5 | So also the tunge is but a litil membre, and reisith grete thingis. Lo! hou litil fier brenneth a ful greet wode. |
| 3:6 | And oure tunge is fier, the vniuersite of wickidnesse. The tunge is ordeyned in oure membris, which defoulith al the bodi; and it is enflawmed of helle, and enflawmeth the wheel of oure birthe. |
| 3:7 | And al the kynde of beestis, and of foulis, and of serpentis, and of othere is chastisid, and tho ben maad tame of mannus kinde; but no man mai chastise the tunge, |
| 3:8 | for it is an vnpesible yuel, and ful of deedli venym. |
| 3:9 | In it we blessen God, the fadir, and in it we cursen men, that ben maad to the licnesse of God. |
| 3:10 | Of the same mouth passith forth blessing and cursing. My britheren, it bihoueth not that these thingis be don so. |
| 3:11 | Whether a welle of the same hoole bringith forth swete and salt watir? |
| 3:12 | My britheren, whether a fige tre may make grapis, ethir a vyne figus? So nethir salt watir mai make swete watir. |
| 3:13 | Who is wijs, and tauyt among you? schewe he of good lyuyng his worching, in myldenesse of his wisdom. |
| 3:14 | That if ye han bitter enuye, and stryuyngis ben in youre hertis, nyle ye haue glorye, and be lyeris ayens the treuthe. |
| 3:15 | For this wisdom is not fro aboue comynge doun, but ertheli, and beestli, and feendli. |
| 3:16 | For where is enuye and strijf, there is vnstidfastnesse and al schrewid werk. |
| 3:17 | But wisdom that is from aboue, first it is chast, aftirward pesible, mylde, able to be counseilid, consentinge to goode thingis, ful of merci and of goode fruytis, demynge with out feynyng. |
| 3:18 | And the fruyt of riytwisnesse is sowun in pees, to men that maken pees. |
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