¹Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.

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 we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, *he* [is] a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too.

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 the bits in the mouths of the horses, that they may obey us, and we turn round their whole bodies.

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

⁴Behold also the ships, which are so great, and driven by violent winds, are turned about by a very small rudder, wherever the pleasure of the helmsman will.

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.

⁵Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles!

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] fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and 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 species both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and of sea animals, is tamed and has been tamed by the human species;

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 one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.

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

⁹Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men made after [the] likeness 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 goes forth blessing and cursing. It is not right, my brethren, that these things should be thus.

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

¹¹Does the fountain, out of the same opening, pour forth sweet and bitter?

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

¹²Can, my brethren, a fig produce olives, or a vine figs? Neither [can] salt [water] make sweet water.

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] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in 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 emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.

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

¹⁵This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, 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 emulation and strife [are], there [is] disorder and every evil thing.

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

¹⁷But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.

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]

¹⁸But [the] fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for 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]