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1 Neka vas, braćo moja, ne bude mnogo učitelja! Ta znate: bit ćemo strože suđeni.
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
2 Doista, svi mnogo griješimo. Ako tko u govoru ne griješi, savršen je čovjek, vrstan zauzdati i cijelo tijelo.
For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle his entire body as well.
3 Ubacimo li uzde u usta konjima da ih sebi upokorimo, upravljamo i cijelim tijelom njihovim.
Behold, we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they will obey us, and we guide their entire bodies.
4 Evo i lađa: tolike su i silni ih vjetrovi gone, a neznatno ih kormilo upravlja kamo kormilarova volja hoće.
Or take ships for example, though they are so large and driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot directs.
5 Tako i jezik: malen je ud, a velikim se može ponositi. Evo: kolicna vatra koliku šumu zapali!
In the same way, the tongue is a small member, yet it makes great boasts. Consider how great a forest a little fire kindles.
6 I jezik je vatra, svijet nepravda jezik je među našim udovima, kalja cijelo tijelo te, zapaljen od pakla, zapaljuje kotač života. (Geenna g1067)
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of unrighteousness, staining the entire body, setting the course of life on fire, and itself being set on fire by hell. (Geenna g1067)
7 Doista, sav rod zvijeri i ptica, gmazova i morskih životinja dade se ukrotiti, i rod ih je ljudski ukrotio,
Every species of beast, bird, reptile, and sea creature can be tamed and has been tamed by man,
8 a jezik - zlo nemirno, pun otrova smrtonosnog - nitko od ljudi ne može ukrotiti.
but no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
9 Njime blagoslivljamo Gospodina i Oca, njime i proklinjemo ljude na sliku Božju stvorene:
With it we bless God our Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in God's likeness.
10 iz istih usta izlazi blagoslov i prokletstvo. Ne smije se, braćo moja, tako događati!
Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this ought not to be so.
11 Zar vrelo na isti otvor šiklja slatko i gorko?
Does a spring pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening?
12 Može li, braćo moja, smokva roditi maslinama ili trs smokvama? Ni slan izvor ne može dati slatke vode.
Can a fig tree, my brothers, produce olives, or a grapevine figs? In the same way, no spring can produce both salt water and fresh water.
13 Je li tko mudar i razborit među vama? Neka dobrim življenjem pokaže svoja djela u mudroj blagosti.
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done with the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
14 Ako u srcu imate gorku zavist i svadljivost, ne uznosite se i ne lažite protiv istine!
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast or deny the truth.
15 Nije to mudrost koja odozgor silazi, nego zemaljska, ljudska, đavolska.
This is not the wisdom that comes down from above; rather, it is earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
16 Ta gdje je zavist i svadljivost, ondje je nered i svako zlo djelo.
For where there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.
17 A mudrost odozgor ponajprije čista je, zatim mirotvorna, milostiva, poučljiva, puna milosrđa i dobrih plodova, postojana, nehinjena.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and unhypocritical.
18 Plod se pak pravednosti u miru sije onima koji tvore mir.
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
