“Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.”
Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go — the second extended simile reinforces the principle: immense power (a great ship) is directed by an utterly small device (a rudder/pēdalion, literally the steering mechanism). Yet unlike the horse which is controlled against its nature, the ship's rudder works with natural forces (wind and water), suggesting the tongue's power works through natural human dynamics. The pilot's (kybernētēs) intention determines the direction, just as the speaker's intent directs the tongue.
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