Jacob 5:65
1830 Edition
and as they begin to grow, ye shall clear away the branches which bring forth bitter fruit, according to the strength of the good and the size thereof; and ye shall not clear away the bad thereof, all at once, lest the roots thereof should be too strong for the graft, and the graft thereof shall perish, and I lose the trees of my vineyard.
Changes
Simple English
“As they start to grow, clear away the branches that make bitter fruit. Do this based on how strong the good branches are and how big they are. Don’t clear away all the bad branches at once. The roots might be too strong for the new branches. The new branches might die. Then I would lose my vineyard trees.”
Paraphrase
“As the good branches start to grow, clear away the branches producing bitter fruit—but only in proportion to the strength and size of the good growth. Don’t remove all the bad at once, or the roots might overwhelm the grafts and kill them. I don’t want to lose my trees.”