Do not be a witnessagainst your neighborwithoutcause,And do not deceivewith your lips.
The LORDsaidto Satan,"Have you consideredMy servantJob?For thereis noonelikehim on the earth,a blamelessand uprightmanfearingGodand turningawayfrom evil.And he stillholdsfasthis integrity,although you incitedMe against him to ruinhim withoutcause."
Maliciouswitnessesriseup; They askme of things that I do not know.
For withoutcausethey hidtheir netfor me; Withoutcausethey duga pitfor my soul.
Whydo you boastin evil,O mightyman?The lovingkindnessof God[endures] alldaylong.
"You shall not bearfalse~witnessagainst your neighbor.
"You shall not beara false report;do not joinyour handwith a wickedmanto be a maliciouswitness.
A trustworthywitnesswill not lie,But a false witnessutterslies.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill not escape.
A false witnesswill not gounpunished,And he who tellslieswill perish.
A false witnesswill perish,But the manwho listens[to the truth] will speakforever.
[Like] a cluband a swordand a sharparrowIs a manwho bearsfalse~witnessagainst his neighbor.
Sois the manwho deceiveshis neighbor,And says,"Was I not joking?"
You shall not steal,nordealfalsely,norlieto oneanother.
"Whena personsinsand actsunfaithfullyagainst the LORD,and deceiveshis companionin regard to a depositora securityentrusted[to him], orthrough robbery,or[if] he has extortedfrom his companion,
orhas foundwhatwas lostand liedabout it and swornfalsely,so that he sinsin regardto anyoneof the things a manmay do;
And he said,"Why,whatevilhas He done?"But they kept shoutingall the more,saying,"CrucifyHim!"
"But [they have done this] to fulfillthe wordthat is writtenin their Law,THEY HATEDME WITHOUT A CAUSE.'
Therefore,laying asidefalsehood,SPEAKTRUTHEACH ONE[of you] WITH HIS NEIGHBOR,for we are membersof one another.
Do not lieto one another,since you laid asidethe oldselfwith its [evil] practices,
"But for the cowardlyand unbelievingand abominableand murderersand immoral personsand sorcerersand idolatersand allliars,their part[will be] in the lakethat burnswith fireand brimstone,whichis the seconddeath."
Outsideare the dogsand the sorcerersand the immoral personsand the murderersand the idolaters,and everyonewho lovesand practiceslying.
