So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

Evenª soª the¹ tongueª isª° a littleª member,ª andª boasteth great things.ª° Behold,ª° how greatª a matterª a littleª fireª kindleth!ª°

Euenª soª the¹ tongueª isª° a littleª member,ª andª boasteth great things:ª° behold,ª° how greatª a matterª a litleª fireª kindleth.ª°

So also the tongue is a small member, and uplifteth itself. A little fire also burneth many forests;

So likewise the tongue is a small member, and it exalteth itself. Also a little fire inflameth large forests.

οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ. ἰδοὺ ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει:

unto-the-one-this and the-one a-tongue small a-member it-be and to-great it-boasteth-unto. Thou-should-have-had-seen, stature-belonged-of a-fire to-stature-belonged-of to-a-forest it-fasteneth-up;