1 PBA No, diail bar, name den aay name tofang mi, sa'no omhul fe'de i ahol ho niri so iri gur pel, hu' botang puin hu' sobo tarofe. BSB BSB: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
2 PBA Piri barpipi na tofang u ahal, huninfe anohoni horo o mateng pa' miho sa eahal day, ho hee, sari horo name abul, honie sa sobo ho alorang no'. BSB BSB: 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 PBA Pirapa kuda atmi tama, honie sipi te alol honie piri di kuda ho o'uling no'. BSB BSB: When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
4 PBA Kapala ho mate, sobo ha moy ano' farufing e uling ta parenta, ho hee mang taro lol di mang no mama. BSB BSB: 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.
5 PBA E, honin sobo, talibung di honi, na kakaay ara pi bo' mi, sari ho' nakakay di sa ano' mate no'. I edun, afail di honi, kakaay sobo sa banang mate di apew no. BSB BSB: 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.
6 PBA Talibung ho, mang fe'de afail honi, pali mate o' ariing fail, sari ho ara bo' mate mi. Sa' bo' mate ho barpi sa ano' sah no'. Sa pi fetang di apeu no' honie sari horo afail bang mi hee, failtipung. BSB BSB: 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.
7 PBA Horofe, binanta dernu, mon em falefang, masiki tang om mi aay e' falefang di name no' ano' mon no'. BSB BSB: All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
8 PBA Honinfe, ano horodi, talibung ho' ano' mon sah talibung ho, ariing atmi nene nasah somi. BSB BSB: but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 PBA Talibung hodi, pi puin pimang Lahtal di ani utarain no'. Hunin sobo sari hodi pi puin name no' ba Lahtal aten ho di afut no'. BSB BSB: With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
10 PBA Ara tat om mihel, ho dal orang di no' honin sobo afut di no'. Nodiail bar, o' abulta, honin nenefe. BSB BSB: Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
11 PBA Orupa sey'eng tapir nu ho e sey darefang di ara hel nene. Sobo, e sey mahip di ara hel nene. Sel saraham om mi. BSB BSB: Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
12 PBA Di ail bar nun, aong ho, sahildi opa' ho e Sayton opa' nene, anggor di sahil, ho' opa' e aong pa' nene. Mang fede, sey ator o engtapir di sa e'sey no' ho ano' ara nene. BSB BSB: My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
13 PBA Ano honin horo, inay homi ho' om petang, ho hee sari ho o' buy no', o panen di no', bala amone om petang. BSB BSB: 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.
14 PBA Mang fe'de i'iompuin itain e, ino' mikakarang eh ho ara iom' mi, ho hee, i' aay irida' e, honie aay i kalufe ho puin na'abulk lafang e. BSB BSB: But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
15 PBA Om petang honin ho, na tong hel, sobo e ong pali' no' nene sobo pali' ariing e. BSB BSB: Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 PBA Mang fe'de iom i taain, ieng balel, ino mikakarang honi hee, taburang tai' ariing fail barpi ho ara homi. BSB BSB: For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
17 PBA Om petang ba, tong hel a'aynang ho, abul a'atain honi hee tara no' bala amone, tomduring, esah ukarang, e' med, opir o' no-no', sale'-sale' nene e, med ekalufe nene. BSB BSB: But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
18 PBA Bung pir, bahite so hee, no' hamfe om mi. BSB BSB: Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
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