A false witnesswill perish,But the manwho listens[to the truth] will speakforever.
"You shall not beara false report;do not joinyour handwith a wickedmanto be a maliciouswitness.
Truthfullipswill be establishedforever,But a lyingtongueis onlyfor a moment.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill not escape.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill perish.
[Like] a cluband a swordand a sharparrowIs a manwho bearsfalse~witnessagainst his neighbor.
A false witness[who] utterslies,And one who spreadsstrifeamongbrothers.
They saidto her, "You are out of your mind!"But she kept insistingthat it was so.They kept saying,"It is his angel."
But havingthe samespiritof faith,accordingto what is written,"I BELIEVED,THEREFOREI SPOKE,"we alsobelieve,thereforewe alsospeak,
Thisis a trustworthystatement;and concerningthese thingsI wantyou to speak confidently,sothat thosewho have believedGodwill be carefulto engagein gooddeeds.These thingsare goodand profitablefor men.
