ⲒⲀⲔⲰⲂⲞⲤ 3
Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgement.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲦⲈⲚϨⲒⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲤⲞⲠ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϤϨⲒⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲤ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈϬⲒⲬⲀⲖⲒⲚⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲦⲎⲢϤ
For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.
4 ⲇ̅ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲒⲈϪⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲀⲒⲘⲀⲒⲎ ⲈⲨⲤⲰⲔ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲐⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀϢⲦ ϢⲀⲨⲈⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚϨⲒⲎ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲈⲘⲒ
Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲚⲒϢϮ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲬⲢⲰⲘ ϤⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲨⲖⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲤ
So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
6 ⲋ̅ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲤ ϨⲰϤ ⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲤⲞⲖⲤⲈⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲀⲆⲒⲔⲒⲀ ⲠⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲬⲎ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲘⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϨⲒⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲒⲤⲰⲘⲀ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ϤⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲘⲠⲒⲦⲢⲞⲬⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒϪⲒⲚⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲄⲈⲈⲚⲚⲀ (Geenna g1067)
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity amongst our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehinnom. (Geenna g1067)
7 ⲍ̅ ⲪⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲐⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲀⲖⲀϮ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϬⲀⲦϤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲀⲘⲀⲒⲞⲨ ⲤⲈⲈⲢⲆⲀⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϮⲪⲨⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲰⲘⲒ
For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;
but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 ⲑ̅ ⲀⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲒⲰⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲚϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲨⲞⲚⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ
With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲢⲞ ⲢⲰ ⲤⲈⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϨⲞⲨⲒ ⲠⲈⲦⲤϢⲈ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ
Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲂⲰ ⲚⲔⲈⲚⲦⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲰⲒⲦ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲂⲰ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲖⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲔⲈⲚⲦⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲚⲈ ⲠⲈⲐⲘⲞⲖϨ ⲈⲢ ⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈϤϨⲞⲖϪ
Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲂⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲔⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲦⲀⲘⲞⲚ ⲈⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲤⲂⲰ
Who is wise and understanding amongst you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲬⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲚϢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢϬⲚⲎⲚ ⲚϨⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲈⲘⲈⲐⲚⲞⲨϪ ϦⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.
This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲤⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲒⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲔⲎⲤ ⲦⲈ ⲈⲤⲘⲈϨ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲀⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲀⲦⲘⲈⲦϢⲞⲂⲒ ⲦⲈ
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
