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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Verse 4 is found in chapter 3 of James. James especially warns those who desire to teach because speech has the ability to influence others deeply. The tongue, although small, can direct or destroy, much like a bit controls a horse or a rudder directs a ship.
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Siehe, die Schiffe, ob sie wohl so groß sind und von starken Winden getrieben werden, werden sie doch gelenkt mit einem kleinen Ruder, wo der hin will, der es regiert.
Mirad también las naves: aunque tan grandes, y llevadas de impetuosos vientos, son gobernadas con un muy pequeño timón por donde quisiere el que las gobierna.
Voici, même les navires, qui sont si grands et que poussent des vents impétueux, sont dirigés par un très petit gouvernail, au gré du pilote.
Ecco ancora le navi, benchè sieno cotanto grandi, e che sieno sospinte da fieri venti, son volte con un piccolissimo timone, dovunque il movimento di colui che le governa vuole.
Vede também as naus que, sendo tão grandes, e levadas de impetuosos ventos, se viram com um bem pequeno leme para onde quer a vontade daquele que as governa.
再看船隻,雖然甚大,又被強風猛吹,只用小小的舵就隨著掌舵的意思轉動。
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