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or have found something lost and lied about it—if you swear falsely regarding any of the various things that one may do and sin thereby— when you have sinned and realize your guilt, and would restore what you took by robbery or by fraud or the deposit that was committed to you, or the lost thing that you found, or anything else about which you have sworn falsely, you shall repay the principal amount and shall add one-fifth to it. You shall pay it to its owner when you realize your guilt.

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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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