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.

¹Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,

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.

²for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one [is] a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;

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

³lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about;

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.

⁴lo, also the ships, being so great, and by fierce winds being driven, are led about by a very small helm, whithersoever the impulse of the helmsman doth counsel,

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

⁵so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

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]

⁶and the tongue [is] a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna.

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']

⁷For every nature, both of beasts and of fowls, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and hath been subdued, by the human nature,

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

⁸and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,

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

⁹with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;

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

¹⁰out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;

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

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

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.

¹²is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water [is able] to make.

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

¹³Who [is] wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

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

¹⁴and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

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

¹⁵this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,

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

¹⁶for where zeal and rivalry [are], there is insurrection and every evil matter;

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]

¹⁷and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: —

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]

¹⁸and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.