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If you find something that someone lost and lie about it under oath, or commit any other sin like this, you are sinning and will be guilty. Return what you stole or seized, what you were supposed to take care of, the lost item you found, or whatever it was that you swore falsely about. Pay it back in full plus one-fifth more. Give it back to its owner on the day you bring your guilt offering.

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or if they find lost property and lie about it,(A) or if they swear falsely(B) about any such sin that people may commit— when they sin in any of these ways and realize their guilt, they must return(C) what they have stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to them, or the lost property they found, or whatever it was they swore falsely about. They must make restitution(D) in full, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the owner on the day they present their guilt offering.(E)

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