There even, where one cuts off his connections with robbers after having taken an oath, it is better to swear falsely, for surely that falsehood would be truth.
यः स्तेनैः सह सम्बन्धान्मुच्यते शपथैरपि॥ श्रेयस्तत्रानृतं वक्तुं तत् सत्यमविचारितम्।