Taming the tongue
1Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.
3When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
7All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12My brothers and sisters, can a fig-tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
Two kinds of wisdom
13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14But if you harbour bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15Such ‘wisdom’ does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
17But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
Ama cʼalluta cacharichijchu
1Ñuca huauquicuna, ama achcacuna Diospaj Shimita yachachijcuna tucuichijchu. Yachachijcunami ashtahuan sinchita juchachishca cashun. 2Tucuicunami tauca cutin ima shinapish llaquichinchijlla. Maijanpish pita shimihuan mana llaquichijca, ña mana pandarij runami. Paipaj tucui aichatapish ña jarcari tucunmi.
3Riquichij, ñucanchijta caballocuna caźuchunca, frenotami shimipi amullichinchij. Chashnami, ñucanchij maiman risha nishcaman pushanchijlla. 4Barcocunatapish ricushpa yuyarichij: Jatun cajpipish, achca huaira jatarishpa caiman chaiman cuyuchijpipish, barcota purichij runaca shuj uchilla caspillahuanmi, pai maiman pushasha nishcaman pushanlla. 5Chashnallataj cʼallupish, ñucanchij aichapica uchillami. Uchilla cashpapish, ima imatapish yallihuan rimarinllami. ¡Chashnallataj ashalla ninapish, jatun sachata tucui rupachinllami! 6Cʼalluca, chai nina shinamari. Tucui laya millaita rimarinllamari. Ñucanchij aichapi tiyaj cʼallumi, ñucanchijtaca mapayachin. Cʼalluca ucu pacha nina shina cashpami, rupachicuj shina tucui cuerpota mapayachin.
7Gentecunaca, tucui laya sacha animalcunatapish, pajarocunatapish, culebracunatapish, mama cuchapi tiyaj animalcunatapish mansoyachi tucunmi. Manchanayaj quita animalcunatami mansoyachishca. 8Chashna rurashpapish cʼallutaca, pi mana caźuchi tucunchu. Cʼalluca, pipish ima shina mana jarcaipaj millaimi, huañuchij venenohuan jundami.
9Chai cʼallullahuantajmi Yaya Diostaca, ‘Allimari cangui’ ninchij. Chaillahuantajmi, Taita Dios Paiman rijchajta rurashca gentecunataca, imapish tucushca alli canman ninchij. 10Chai shimillahuantajmi allitapish, mana allitapish rimanchij. Ñuca huauquicuna, chashnaca manamari allichu. 11Shuj pugyullamanta mishqui yacupish, jayaj yacupish mana llujshi tucunchu. 12Ñuca huauquicunalla, ¿higo yuraca, aceiteta capina granota pʼucui tucunchu? ¿Uvas yurapish higo granota pʼucui tucunchu? Chashnallataj, ¿shuj pugyullamanta cachi yacupish, mishqui yacupish llujshi tucunchu?
Taita Dios cushca yachaica ima mapa illajmi
13Cancunapuramantaca, ¿maijantaj alli yachaj, alli yuyaiyuj canguichij? Maijanpish chashna cashpaca, pai alli shunguyuj yachaisapa cashcataca alli causashpa, allita rurashpa ricuchichun. 14Ashtahuanpish jayaj yuyaihuan yanganchinacushpa, shungullapi achcata pʼiñarishpa huañuricushpaca, ‘Ñucamari alli yachaj cani’ ama nirichijchu. Chashna rurashpaca, cashcata yachachishcatamari llullapi surcunguichij. 15Chashna yuyaitaca, Diosca mana cunchu. Chaica, cai pacha aichamanta llujshij yuyaillami, diablo cushca yuyaillami. 16Yanganchinacushpa, mitsanacuilla tiyajpica, pʼiñanacushpa llaquichinacuillami jatarin.
17Ashtahuanpish Dios cushca yachaica, puntaca chuyami, chaipaj huashaca alli tucunacuipi churajmi. Shinallataj cʼuyaj, alli shungu, pitapish llaquij, allita ruraj canata yachachijmi. Ishqui yuyai purinata, mishqui shimi jayaj shungu canataca mana yachachinchu. 18Maijanpish tarpuj shina, imatapish cashcata rurashpa, sumajta causajca, tarpushcamanta granota tandaj shinami sumaj causaita japinga.
