en_tn/jas/03/11.md

After James stressed that our speech should not both bless and curse, he give examples from nature that do not do both.

## Does a spring pour out both fresh and bitter water? ##

James is using a rhetorical question to teach the readers about the logical order of nature. Alternate translation: "A spring does not pour out both fresh and bitter water." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## brothers ##

"fellow believers"

## can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine grow figs? ##

James uses another rhetorical question to teach the readers about the logical order of nature. Alternate translation: "a fig tree cannot grow olives, nor can a grapevine grow figs."
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`After James stressed that our speech should not both bless and curse, he give examples from nature that do not do both.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## Does a spring pour out both fresh and bitter water? ##`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`James is using a rhetorical question to teach the readers about the logical order of nature. Alternate translation: "A spring does not pour out both fresh and bitter water." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## brothers ##`

			`"fellow believers"`

			`## can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine grow figs? ##`

			`James uses another rhetorical question to teach the readers about the logical order of nature. Alternate translation: "a fig tree cannot grow olives, nor can a grapevine grow figs."`