1 You must not produce many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive a greater judgment.2 For we all fail often! If anyone does not fail in word, he is a perfect man able to guide with a bridle even the whole body.3 Even if the bridles of horses are put into their mouths for which to persuade them for us, then we maneuver their whole body.4 Behold also, there are such great ships, and being driven by severe winds, maneuvered by the smallest rudder, being driven straight where impulse desires.5 Thusly also the tongue is a small body-part and boasts loudly. Behold how small a fire ignites so great a forest!6 And the tongue is a fire, an ornament of injustice. The tongue sits among our bodyparts soiling the whole body and setting ablaze the course of existence, and being burned by Gehenna!7 For every species of both beasts and birds, and reptiles and sea-creatures, is tamed and has been tamed by the species of man,8 but the tongue no one of men is able to tame; it is an unstable evil, full of death-bearing poison.9 With it we praise the Prince and Father and with it we would curse men who have been born according to the likeness of Yahweh.10 From the same mouth proceeds praise and curse! There is no need, my brethren, for these things to be so.11 Does any spring from the same opening flow sweet and bitter?12 Is it possible, my brethren, for a fig tree to make olives, or a grapevine figs? Neither does salt make sweet water!13 Who is wise and knowledgeable among you? He must show by good conduct his works in meekness of wisdom.14 But if you have bitter jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, do not exult and lie against the truth.15 This is not the wisdom coming down from above but earthly, animal, demoniacal.16 For where jealousy and rivalry are, there is instability and every mean deed.17 But the wisdom from above is first indeed pure, then peaceful, reasonable, obedient, full of acts of mercy and good fruits, unhesitating, unhypocritical.18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those making peace.