Deuteronomy 19:16

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

If a witness of wrong shall rise up against a man to testify apostasy against him;

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Thou wilt not give me to the soul of him pressing me, for witnesses of falsehood rose up against me, and violence will blow.

Witnesses of wrong will rise up; they will ask me what I knew not.

A witness of faithfulnesses will not lie: and a witness of falsehood will breathe out lies.

A witness of falsehoods shall not be unpunished, and he breathing out lies shall not escape.

And set false witnesses, saying, This man ceases not speaking defaming words against this holy place, and the law:

And thou shalt not speak false testimony against thy friend: