James 3
1 Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ
2 For we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, he [is] a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲏ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϥϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
3 Behold, we put the bits in the mouths of the horses, that they may obey us, and we turn round their whole bodies.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲧⲱⲱⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲕⲉⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
4 Behold 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.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲉϫⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲣ ϩⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲥⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲙⲉ
5 Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles!
ⲉ̅ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥϫⲉ ⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ϫⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϩⲩⲗⲏ
6 and 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. (Geenna g1067)
ⲋ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲇⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲥ ϩⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲱϩⲙ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲙϩⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲧⲅⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲁ (Geenna g1067)
7 For 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;
ⲍ̅ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϫⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲧ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
8 but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ
9 Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men made after [the] likeness of God.
ⲑ̅ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲧⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲧⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 Out of the same mouth goes forth blessing and cursing. It is not right, my brethren, that these things should be thus.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϣϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
11 Does the fountain, out of the same opening, pour forth sweet and bitter?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲛⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ϯⲓⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲗϩ
12 Can, my brethren, a fig produce olives, or a vine figs? Neither [can] salt [water] make sweet water.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲉ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲉ ⲕⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϣ ⲙⲗϩ ⲣ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲗϭ
13 Who [is] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲉⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ
14 but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲁϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ
15 This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲯⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲣ
16 For where emulation and strife [are], there [is] disorder and every evil thing.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲕⲱϩ ϩⲓ ϯ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϥⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
17 But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏⲕⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲕ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲁ ϩⲓ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ
18 But [the] fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ
