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A false witness will not go unpunished
The double negative here emphasizes the positive. This can be written in positive and active form. Alternate translation: "A false witness will certainly be punished" or "They will certainly punish a false witness" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublenegatives and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)
he who breathes out lies will not escape
This means that he will be captured. Alternate translation: "they will capture the one who breathes out lies" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes)
breathes out lies
This is an idiom. Here "breathes" refers to lying constantly. See how you translated this phrase in Proverbs 6:19. Alternate translation: "constantly lies" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)