James 3
1 Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,
ⲁ̅ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲕⲣⲓⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ
2 for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one [is] a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲧⲏⲣⲏ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛϥϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
3 lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about;
ⲅ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲧⲱⲱⲣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲕⲉⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
4 lo, also the ships, being so great, and by fierce winds being driven, are led about by a very small helm, whithersoever the impulse of the helmsman doth counsel,
ⲇ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲕⲉϫⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϭⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲣ ϩⲱⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲥⲉⲕⲧⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣ ϩⲙⲉ
5 so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!
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, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the 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 every nature, both of beasts and of fowls, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and hath been subdued, by the human nature,
ⲍ̅ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲁⲗⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϫⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲧ ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲙ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
8 and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,
ⲏ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲙⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ
9 with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;
ⲑ̅ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲧⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲧⲛⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
10 out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;
ⲓ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲓⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϣϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ
11 doth the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲛⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ϯⲓⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲗϩ
12 is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water [is able] to make.
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 intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲙⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲉⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲛⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲣⲁϣ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ
14 and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲁϣⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲉ
15 this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲯⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲣ
16 for where zeal and rivalry [are], there is insurrection and every evil matter;
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲕⲱϩ ϩⲓ ϯ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϥⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ
17 and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: —
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏⲕⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲕ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲥⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲛⲁ ϩⲓ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲥϩⲩⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ
18 and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ
