The Jewish apocryphal writing known as the Wisdom of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus, (23: 11) likewise states: “A man given to swearing is lawless to the core. ”
كَذٰلِكَ يَقُولُ سِفْرُ يَشُوعَ بْنِ سِيرَاخَ ٱلْأَبُوكْرِيفِيُّ (‏ ٢٣ :‏ ١١ )‏ :‏ « اَلرَّجُلُ ٱلْحَلَّافُ يَمْتَلِئُ إِثْمًا » .‏