The Tongue
1 My friends, not many of you should become teachers. As you know, we teachers will be judged with greater strictness than others. 2 All of us often make mistakes. But if a person never makes a mistake in what he says, he is perfect and is also able to control his whole being. 3 We put a bit into the mouth of a horse to make it obey us, and we are able to make it go where we want. 4 Or think of a ship: big as it is and driven by such strong winds, it can be steered by a very small rudder, and it goes wherever the pilot wants it to go. 5 So it is with the tongue: small as it is, it can boast about great things.
Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame! 6 And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself. 7 We humans are able to tame and have tamed all other creatures—wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish. 8 But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison. 9 We use it to give thanks to our Lord and Father and also to curse other people, who are created in the likeness of God. 10 Words of thanksgiving and cursing pour out from the same mouth. My friends, this should not happen! 11 No spring of water pours out sweet water and bitter water from the same opening. 12 A fig tree, my friends, cannot bear olives; a grapevine cannot bear figs, nor can a salty spring produce sweet water.
The Wisdom from Above
13 Are there any of you who are wise and understanding? You are to prove it by your good life, by your good deeds performed with humility and wisdom. 14 But if in your heart you are jealous, bitter, and selfish, don't sin against the truth by boasting of your wisdom. 15 Such wisdom does not come down from heaven; it belongs to the world, it is unspiritual and demonic. 16 Where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is also disorder and every kind of evil. 17 But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy. 18 And goodness is the harvest that is produced from the seeds the peacemakers plant in peace.
III.
Runā jōir uzmaneigim.
1 Muni brōli, naesit lelā skaitā par mōceitōjim. Jyus zynot, ka mums (mōceitōjim) vajadzēs stōtīs bōrgōkas tīsas prīškā. 2 Ikvīns nu mums pakreit daudzōs lītōs. Bet kas runā napakreit, tys ir piļneigs cylvāks; tys ir spējeigs vysu mīsu saturēt grūžūs.
3 Jo mes zyrgim mutē līkam īmovus, lai jī myusu klauseitu, tad mes vodam vysu jūs mīsu. 4 Raug, arī kugi, lai gon ir leli un teik ar styprim vējim dzeiti, teik vadeiti ar nīceigu styuri, kur tikai vadeitōjs grib. 5 Tai pat arī mēle ir mozs lūceklis, bet saceļ lelas lītas.
Raug, nalela dzērkstele aizdadzynoj lelu mežu. 6 Arī mēle ir guņs. Jei ir nataisneibas pasauļs. Mēle atsarūn storp myusu lūceklim kai tys, kurs elnes aizdadzynōts, padora nateiru vysu mīsu un izceļ myusu dzeives ceļā guņsgrāku.
7 Cylvāks ir savaļdējis un savolda ikvīnu dzeivinīku un putnu, rōpuļu un yudiņa dzeivinīku sugu, 8 bet mēles, tō namīreigō ļaunuma, pōrpiļdeitō ar nōveigu indi, nivīns cylvāks savaļdeit naspēj.
9 Ar jū mes slavejam Kungu un Tāvu; ar jū mes lōžam cylvākus, kas ir radeiti pēc Dīva leidzeibas. 10 Nu tōs pošas mutes izīt svēteiba un lōsti. Bet tys, muni brōli, tai nadreikst byut. 11 Vai tad nu vīna un tō poša olūta dzeislas reizē tak ōrā soldons un ryugts (yudiņs)? 12 Muni brōli, vai tad figu kūks var dūt eleju, vai arī veina kūks figas? Sōļyudiņa olūts soldona yudiņa dūt navar.
13 Kas storp jums ir gudrs un saprateigs, tys sovus dorbus lai parōda pīmīleigā un klusā gudreibā un lobā izaturēšonā. 14 Bet jo jyusu sirdī ir ryugtō skaudeiba un nasadareiba, tad nasadižojit un namalojit patīseibas prīškā. 15 Taida gudreiba nanōk nu augstīnes, bet gon ir vērszemiska, mīseiga un veļniška. 16 Jo kur volda skaudeiba un nasadareiba, tur ir nakōrteiba un visi ļaunī dorbi. 17 Bet gudreiba, kas nōk nu augšīnes vyspyrms ir teira, tad ir mīrmīleiga, rōma, padeveiga, (lobam pīītama), žālsirdeibas un cytu lobu dorbu pylna; jei nav vīnpuseiga, nav arī līkuleiga. 18 Taisneibas augļus mīrā sēj tikai tī, kas poši ītur mīru.
