James 3
1 Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.
he mama bhrātaraḥ, śikṣakairasmābhi rgurutaradaṇḍo lapsyata iti jñātvā yūyam aneke śikṣakā mā bhavata|
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.
yataḥ sarvve vayaṁ bahuviṣayeṣu skhalāmaḥ, yaḥ kaścid vākye na skhalati sa siddhapuruṣaḥ kṛtsnaṁ vaśīkarttuṁ samarthaścāsti|
3 Behold, we put the bits in the mouths of the horses, that they may obey us, and we turn round their whole bodies.
paśyata vayam aśvān vaśīkarttuṁ teṣāṁ vaktreṣu khalīnān nidhāya teṣāṁ kṛtsnaṁ śarīram anuvarttayāmaḥ|
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.
paśyata ye potā atīva bṛhadākārāḥ pracaṇḍavātaiśca cālitāste'pi karṇadhārasya mano'bhimatād atikṣudreṇa karṇena vāñchitaṁ sthānaṁ pratyanuvarttante|
5 Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles!
tadvad rasanāpi kṣudratarāṅgaṁ santī darpavākyāni bhāṣate| paśya kīdṛṅmahāraṇyaṁ dahyate 'lpena vahninā|
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)
rasanāpi bhaved vahniradharmmarūpapiṣṭape| asmadaṅgeṣu rasanā tādṛśaṁ santiṣṭhati sā kṛtsnaṁ dehaṁ kalaṅkayati sṛṣṭirathasya cakraṁ prajvalayati narakānalena jvalati ca| (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;
paśupakṣyurogajalacarāṇāṁ sarvveṣāṁ svabhāvo damayituṁ śakyate mānuṣikasvabhāvena damayāñcakre ca|
8 but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.
kintu mānavānāṁ kenāpi jihvā damayituṁ na śakyate sā na nivāryyam aniṣṭaṁ halāhalaviṣeṇa pūrṇā ca|
9 Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men made after [the] likeness of God.
tayā vayaṁ pitaram īśvaraṁ dhanyaṁ vadāmaḥ, tayā ceśvarasya sādṛśye sṛṣṭān mānavān śapāmaḥ|
10 Out of the same mouth goes forth blessing and cursing. It is not right, my brethren, that these things should be thus.
ekasmād vadanād dhanyavādaśāpau nirgacchataḥ| he mama bhrātaraḥ, etādṛśaṁ na karttavyaṁ|
11 Does the fountain, out of the same opening, pour forth sweet and bitter?
prasravaṇaḥ kim ekasmāt chidrāt miṣṭaṁ tiktañca toyaṁ nirgamayati?
12 Can, my brethren, a fig produce olives, or a vine figs? Neither [can] salt [water] make sweet water.
he mama bhrātaraḥ, uḍumbarataruḥ kiṁ jitaphalāni drākṣālatā vā kim uḍumbaraphalāni phalituṁ śaknoti? tadvad ekaḥ prasravaṇo lavaṇamiṣṭe toye nirgamayituṁ na śaknoti|
13 Who [is] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;
yuṣmākaṁ madhye jñānī subodhaśca ka āste? tasya karmmāṇi jñānamūlakamṛdutāyuktānīti sadācārāt sa pramāṇayatu|
14 but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
kintu yuṣmadantaḥkaraṇamadhye yadi tikterṣyā vivādecchā ca vidyate tarhi satyamatasya viruddhaṁ na ślāghadhvaṁ nacānṛtaṁ kathayata|
15 This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
tādṛśaṁ jñānam ūrddhvād āgataṁ nahi kintu pārthivaṁ śarīri bhautikañca|
16 For where emulation and strife [are], there [is] disorder and every evil thing.
yato hetorīrṣyā vivādecchā ca yatra vedyete tatraiva kalahaḥ sarvvaṁ duṣkṛtañca vidyate|
17 But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.
kintūrddhvād āgataṁ yat jñānaṁ tat prathamaṁ śuci tataḥ paraṁ śāntaṁ kṣāntam āśusandheyaṁ dayādisatphalaiḥ paripūrṇam asandigdhaṁ niṣkapaṭañca bhavati|
18 But [the] fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace.
śāntyācāribhiḥ śāntyā dharmmaphalaṁ ropyate|
