A slave, male or female, and a child may witness and plead only in case of murder, but they must give sureties that they will appear at the trial, if they should be charged with false witness.
Such charges must be made pending the trial, and the accusations shall be sealed by both parties and kept by the magistrates until the trial for perjury comes off.

If a man is twice convicted of perjury, he is not to be required, if three times, he is not to be allowed to bear witness, or, if he persists in bearing witness, is to be punished with death.
When more than half the evidence is proved to be false there must be a new trial.
The best and noblest things in human life are liable to be defiled and perverted.

Is not justice the civilizer of mankind?
And yet upon the noble profession of the advocate has come an evil name.

For he is said to make the worse appear the better cause, and only requires money in return for his services.

Such an art will be forbidden by the legislator, and if existing among us will be requested to depart to another city.