9. Let not thy mouth be accustomed to swearing: for in it there are many falls.
10. And let not the naming of God be usual in thy mouth, and meddle not with the names of saints, for thou shalt not escape free from them.
11. For as a slave daily put to the question, is never without a blue mark: so every one that sweareth, and nameth, shall not be wholly pure from sin.
12. A man that sweareth much, shall be filled with iniquity, and a scourge shall not depart from his house.
13. And if he make it void, his sin shall be upon him: and if he dissemble it, he offendeth double:
14. And if he swear in vain, he shall not be justified: for his house shall be filled with his punishment.
15. There is also another speech opposite to death, let it not be found in the inheritance of Jacob.
16. For from the merciful all these things shall be taken away, and they shall not wallow in sins.
17. Let not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet speech: for therein is the word of sin.