and chargesher with shamefuldeedsand publiclydefamesher, and says,'I tookthiswoman,[but] when I camenearher, I did not findher a virgin,'
"You shall not bearfalse~witnessagainst your neighbor.
"You shall not beara false report;do not joinyour handwith a wickedmanto be a maliciouswitness.
Deathand lifeare in the powerof the tongue,And those who loveit will eatits fruit.
The wordsof a whispererare like daintymorsels,And they godowninto the innermostpartsof the body.
"Ifanymantakesa wifeand goesin to her and [then] turnsagainsther,
then the girl'sfatherand her mothershall takeand bringout the [evidence] of the girl'svirginityto the eldersof the cityat the gate.
and they shall finehim a hundred[shekels] of silverand giveit to the girl'sfather,becausehe publiclydefameda virginof Israel.And she shall remainhis wife;he cannotdivorceher allhis days.
Therefore,I wantyounger[widows] to get married,bear children,keep house,[and] givethe enemynooccasionfor reproach;