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11. Be he far away, with self and with posterity, be he beneath all the three earths, let his glory dry up, ye gods, who by day and who by night tries to harm me.

12. It is easy of understanding for a knowing man (jána) [that] true and untrue words (vácas) are at variance; of them what is true, whichever is more right, that Soma verily favors; he smites the untrue.

13. Soma by no means furthers the wicked [man], nor the kshatríya who maintains [anything] falsely; he smites the demon; he smites the speaker of untruth; both lie within reach of Indra.

14. If I am one of false gods, or if I put upon (? api-ūh) the gods what is vain, O Agni—why art thou angry with us, O Jātavedas? let them of hateful speech obtain (sac) misery of thee.

15. May I die today if I am a sorcerer, or if I have burnt (tap) a man's lifetime; then let him be divided from ten heroes who vainly says to me "thou sorcerer."

16. Whoever to me that am no sorcerer (áyātu) says "thou sorcerer," or whatever demoniac says "I am pure (çúci)"—let Indra smite him with a great deadly weapon; may he fall lowest of every creature.

17. She who goes forth in the night like an owl (?), hateful, hiding herself away—may she fall down into an endless hole (vavrá); let the [pressing-] stones smite the demoniacs with [their] noises.