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3:1
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我的弟兄們，你們別有許多人做教師了，因為你們曉得我們必受更嚴的判斷。
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My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
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3:2
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我們在許多事上都能有失錯（希臘文作︰失腳）﹔若有人在話語上沒有失錯（希臘文作︰失腳），他就是完全人，竟能勒制全身的。
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For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
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3:3
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我們若把馬嚼環放在馬咀里，使他們順服我們，便能調導它們的全身。
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Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
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3:4
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你看，就是船只雖那么大，又被強硬的風催逼著，也能被小小的舵所調導，向掌舵者的意思所愿去的方向走。
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Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
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3:5
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舌頭也是這樣。舌頭是個小肢體，竟能夸說大事（或調整字母作『竟是大夸者』）呢。你看，多么小的火能點著多么大堆的樹林木才（或譯︰多么大的樹林）阿！
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Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
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3:6
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舌頭是火﹔在我們肢體中，舌頭立成了不義之世界，是沾污全身的，把人生活動之輪點著起來的，被垃圾坑的火點著的。
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And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
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3:7
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各類走獸飛鳥、昆虫水族、都是可以控制到馴服的，也已經被人類控制到馴服了。
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For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
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3:8
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惟獨舌頭沒有人能控制到馴服︰嘿，倔強（有古卷作︰擾亂）的禍患，滿有害死人的毒氣！
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But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
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3:9
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我們用舌頭祝頌那為主為父的，又用舌頭咒詛那依上帝之形相而受造的人。
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Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
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3:10
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祝頌和咒詛都從同一個口里出來︰我的弟兄們，這是不該這樣的。
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Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
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3:11
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泉源哪能從同一個穴里噴出甜的苦的來呢？
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Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
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3:12
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我的弟兄們，無花果樹哪能結橄欖呢？葡萄樹哪能結無花果呢？咸水也不能發出甜水來阿！
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Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
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3:13
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你們中間誰是有智慧有特長的呢？他應當以智慧之柔和、由好的為人指顯出他的行為來。
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Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
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3:14
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你們若存著苦毒的妒忌和營私爭勝在心里，別自己夸勝、作假事以敵真理了。
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But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
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3:15
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這樣的智慧不是從上頭下來的，是屬地上、屬血氣、屬鬼魔的。
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This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
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3:16
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哪里有妒忌和營私爭勝，哪里就有擾亂和各樣的壞事。
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For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
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3:17
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惟獨從上頭來的智慧、第一是清潔，其次是和平、溫良、柔順，滿有憐恤和美善果子的，不含糊兩可、不假模假樣。
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But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
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3:18
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并且正義之果子也是在和平中撒種、給締造和平的人收成的。
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And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
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