For he has lifted his hands against the Lord, and he has hardened his neck against the Almighty Lord.

For he has covered his face with his fat, and made layers of fat upon his thighs.

For He is wise in mind, and mighty, and great: who has hardened himself against Him and endured?

Therefore the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it does not submit to the law of God, nor indeed can it.

And those that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Is it good before You if I am unrighteous? For You have disowned the work of Your hands, and attended to the counsel of the ungodly.

even as many as provoke the Lord, as if there were indeed to be no inquisition made of them.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking guile.

You have spoken grievous words against Me, says the Lord. Yet you said, In what way have we spoken against You?

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceiving his heart, the religion of this [man] is useless.

For we all stumble in many [ways]. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a mature man, able also to bridle the whole body.

Consider also the ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the pilot desires.

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. Thus the tongue is set among our members, as that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.