¹My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

¹[Anatra ny amin'izay mety hataon'ny mpampianatra, indrindra fa ny tsy hanotany amin'ny lelany, ary ny toetry ny fahendrena avy any ambony] Ry rahalahiko, aza dia samy ho mpampianatra be ihany ianareo, satria fantatrareo fa ho mafimafy kokoa no hitsarana anay mpampianatra.

²For 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.

²Fa tafintohina amin'ny zavatra maro isika rehetra. Raha misy olona tsy mba tafintohina amin'ny teny, dia izy no lehilahy tanteraka ka mahafehy ny tenany rehetra koa.

³Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

³Ary raha asiantsika lamboridy amin'ny vavan'ny soavaly mba hanarahany antsika, dia mitondra ny tenany rehetra isika.

⁴Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.

⁴Indreo koa ny sambo, na dia lehibe aza ireny ka entin'ny rivotra mahery, dia ahodin'ny familiana kely foana izy ho any amin'izay tian'ny mpitondra.

⁵Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

⁵Dia toy izany koa ny lela, rantsana kely izy, kanefa mirehareha fatratra. Indro, ny fiavovon'ny antontan-kazo arehitry ny afo kely! [ Na: ala]

⁶And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

⁶Ary afo ny lela, dia faharatsiana tsy hita lany; eo amin'ny momba ny tenantsika dia ny lela no mampipentimpentina ny tena rehetra ka mampirehitra izao zavatra ary rehetra izao, sady arehitry ny helo izy; [ Gr. Gehena]

⁷For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

⁷Fa folaka avokoa ny karazan'ny bibi-dia rehetra sy ny vorona sy ny biby mandady sy mikisaka mbamin'ny any an-dranomasina, eny, voafolaky ny olombelona ireny; [ Gr. fomban']

⁸But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

⁸fa tsy misy olona mahafolaka ny lela; zava-dratsy tsy manam-pijanonana izy sady feno ody mahafaty.

⁹Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

⁹Izy no isaorantsika ny Tompo, dia ny Ray; ary izy ihany koa no anozonantsika ny olona, izay natao araka ny endrik'Andriamanitra.

¹⁰Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

¹⁰Ny vava iray ihany no ivoahan'ny fisaorana sy ny fanozonana. Ry rahalahiko, tsy mety raha misy izany.

¹¹Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

¹¹Moa ny loharano va mamoaka rano mamy sy mangidy eo amin'ny vavany iray ihany?

¹²Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

¹²Ry rahalahiko, ny aviavy va mety mamoa voan'oliva, na ny voaloboka mamoa voan'aviavy? Toy izany ny rano masirasira tsy mba ivoahan'ny mamy.

¹³Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

¹³Iza eo aminareo no hendry sy manam-pahalalana? Aoka hasehony amin'ny fitondran-tena tsara ny asany amin'ny fahalemem-panahin'ny fahendrena.

¹⁴But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

¹⁴Fa raha misy fialonana mirehitra sy fifampiandaniana ao am-ponareo, aza mirehareha na mandainga manohitra ny marina. [ Gr. mangidy]

¹⁵This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

¹⁵Izany fahendrena izany dia tsy ny avy any ambony, fa araka ny etỳ an-tany ihany, araka ny nofo, araka ny an'ny demonia.

¹⁶For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

¹⁶Fa izay misy fialonana sy fifampiandaniana dia misy fikorontanana mbamin izay asa ratsy rehetra.

¹⁷But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

¹⁷Fa ny fahendrena izay avy any ambony dia madio aloha, ary tia fihavanana, mandefitra, mora alahatra, be famindram-po sy be voka-tsoa, tsy miahanahana na mihatsaravelatsihy. [ Na: miangatra]Ary ny vokatry ny fahamarinana dia afafy amin'ny fihavanana ho an'izay mampandroso ny fihavanana. [ Na: Izay mampandroso ny fihavanana no mamafy ny vokatry ny fahamarinana amin'ny fihavanana]

¹⁸And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

¹⁸Ary ny vokatry ny fahamarinana dia afafy amin'ny fihavanana ho an'izay mampandroso ny fihavanana. [ Na: Izay mampandroso ny fihavanana no mamafy ny vokatry ny fahamarinana amin'ny fihavanana]