question of translation James letter 2

[Jerry]

If it were literal, it would not add or delete words.

This the "literal" Peshitta verse:

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-omar ... saying
`geyr ... thus
-nosh ... a-man
lok ... to-you
-iyth ... being
lok ... to-you
hay:monuwtho- ... a-faith
w:liy ... and-to-me
-iyth ... being
liy ... to-me
'bode- ... the-works
chawony ... show-me
haymonuwthok ... your-faith
`d:lo- ... of-not
'bode- ... the-works
we-no- ... and-myself
m:chawe- ... so-showing
-no- ... I-am
lok ... to-you
haymonuwthy ... my-faith
men ... from
'boday ... my-works