but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,
but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.
James — Apostolic writings (New Testament).
1 Be not many masters. The common and almost universal interpretation of this passage is, that the Apostle discourages the desire for the office of teaching, and for this reason, because it is dangerous, and exposes one to a heavier judgment, in case he transgresses: and they think that he…