The Book of Mormon

Jacob 5:37

1830 Edition

But behold, the wild branches have grown, and have overran the roots thereof; and because that the wild branches have overcome the roots thereof, it hath brought forth much evil fruit; and because that it hath brought forth so much evil fruit, thou beholdest that it begineth to perish: and it will soon become ripened, that it may be cast into the fire, except we should do something for it to preserve it.

Changes

But behold, the wild branches have grown, and have overraun the roots thereof; and because that the wild branches have overcome the roots thereof, it hath brought forth much evil fruit; and because that it hath brought forth so much evil fruit, thou beholdest that it beginneth to perish:; and it will soon become ripened, that it may be cast into the fire, except we should do something for it to preserve it.

Simple English

“But the wild branches have grown too much. They have taken over the roots. Because the wild branches took over the roots, the tree made much bad fruit. Because it made so much bad fruit, you can see it’s starting to die. Soon it will be ready to throw into the fire. Unless we do something to save it.”

Paraphrase

“But the wild branches have grown and overtaken the roots. Because they’ve overwhelmed the roots, the tree now produces bad fruit. It’s producing so much bad fruit that it’s starting to die. Soon it will be ripe for the fire—unless we do something to save it.”