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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."