1. My brothers, not many of you should become teachers. You know that we who teach will be judged more strictly than others.
2. We all make many mistakes. If there were a person who never said anything wrong, he would be perfect. He would be able to control his whole body, too.
3. We put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us. We can control their whole bodies.
4. It is the same with ships. A ship is very big, and it is pushed by strong winds. But a very small rudder controls that big ship. The man who controls the rudder decides where the ship will go. The ship goes where the man wants.
5. It is the same with the tongue. It is a small part of the body, but it brags about doing great things.A big forest fire can be started with only a little flame.