THE LETTER OF JAMES 3

9 With it we bless *3:9 God our ¦ our Lord and CTGod our Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11 Does a spring pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening? 12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, produce olives, or a grapevine figs? *3:12 In the same way, no spring can produce both salt water and ¦ Neither can salt water produce CTIn the same way, no spring can produce both salt water and fresh water.