Yakobus 3:4
Konteks3:4 Look at ships too: Though they are so large and driven by harsh winds, they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the pilot’s inclination directs.
Yakobus 4:14
Konteks4:14 You 1 do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? 2 For you are a puff of smoke 3 that appears for a short time and then vanishes.
[4:14] 1 tn Grk “who” (continuing the description of the people of v. 13). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
[4:14] 2 tn Or “you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.”
[4:14] 3 tn Or “a vapor.” The Greek word ἀτμίς (atmis) denotes a swirl of smoke arising from a fire (cf. Gen 19:28; Lev 16:13; Joel 2:30 [Acts 2:19]; Ezek 8:11).