‘When a violent witness doth rise against a man, to testify against him apostasy,
Give me not to the will of my adversaries, For risen against me have false witnesses, And they breathe out violence to me.
Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.
A faithful witness lieth not, And a false witness breatheth out lies.
A false witness is not acquitted, Whoso breatheth out lies is not delivered.
they set up also false witnesses, saying, ‘This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,
‘Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour — a false testimony.