1 My friends, we should not all try to become teachers. In fact, teachers will be judged more strictly than others.
2 All of us do many wrong things. But if you can control your tongue, you are mature and able to control your whole body.
3 By putting a bit into the mouth of a horse, we can turn the horse in different directions.
4 It takes strong winds to move a large sailing ship, but the captain uses only a small rudder to make it go in any direction.
5 Our tongues are small too, and yet they brag about big things.It takes only a spark to start a forest fire!
6 The tongue is like a spark. It is an evil power that dirties the rest of the body and sets a person's entire life on fire with flames that come from hell itself.
7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures can be tamed and have been tamed.