¹⁹ a false witness who pours out lies,
    a person who sows discord in a family.

⁵ A false witness will not go unpunished,
    nor will a liar escape.

¹⁴ Their perverted hearts plot evil,
    and they constantly stir up trouble.

⁹ A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and a liar will be destroyed.

¹² Do not let me fall into their hands.
    For they accuse me of things I’ve never done;
    with every breath they threaten me with violence.

¹⁸ Telling lies about others
    is as harmful as hitting them with an ax,
wounding them with a sword,
    or shooting them with a sharp arrow.

²⁰ Fire goes out without wood,
    and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.

¹⁰ Throw out the mocker, and fighting goes, too.
    Quarrels and insults will disappear.