James 3
1 Do not be eager, my brethren, for many among you to become teachers; for you know that we teachers shall undergo severer judgement.
ⲁ̅ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ
2 For we often stumble and fall, all of us. If there is any one who never stumbles in speech, that man has reached maturity of character and is able to curb his whole nature.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲏ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϥϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
3 Remember that we put the horses' bit into their mouths to make them obey us, and so we turn their whole bodies round.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲧⲱⲱⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲕⲉⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
4 So too with ships, great as they are, and often driven along by strong gales, yet they can be steered with a very small rudder in whichever direction the caprice of the man at the helm chooses.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲉϫⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲣ ϩⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲥⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲙⲉ
5 In the same way the tongue is an insignificant part of the body, but it is immensely boastful. Remember how a mere spark may set a vast forest in flames.
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 a fire. That world of iniquity, the tongue, is placed within us spotting and soiling our whole nature, and setting the whole round of our lives on fire, being itself set on fire by Gehenna. (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 brute nature under all its forms--beasts and birds, reptiles and fishes--can be subjected and kept in subjection by human nature.
ⲍ̅ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϫⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲧ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
8 But the tongue no man or woman is able to tame. It is an ever-busy mischief, and is full of deadly poison.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ
9 With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in God's likeness.
ⲑ̅ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲧⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲧⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 Out of the same mouth there proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, this ought not to be.
ⲓ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϣϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
11 In a fountain, are fresh water and bitter sent forth from the same opening?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲛⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ϯⲓⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲗϩ
12 Can a fig-tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine yield figs? No; and neither can salt water yield sweet.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛⲕⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲉ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲱ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲉ ⲕⲛⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϣ ⲙⲗϩ ⲣ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲟⲗϭ
13 Which of you is a wise and well-instructed man? Let him prove it by a right life with conduct guided by a wisely teachable spirit.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲉⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ
14 But if in your hearts you have bitter feelings of envy and rivalry, do not speak boastfully and falsely, in defiance of the truth.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲁϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ
15 That is not the wisdom which comes down from above: it belongs to earth, to the unspiritual nature, and to evil spirits.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲯⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲣ
16 For where envy and rivalry are, there also are unrest and every vile deed.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲕⲱϩ ϩⲓ ϯ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϥⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
17 The wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceful, courteous, not self-willed, full of compassion and kind actions, free from favouritism and from all insincerity.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏⲕⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲕ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲁ ϩⲓ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ
18 And peace, for those who strive for peace, is the seed of which the harvest is righteousness.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ
