Socht went to consult Fithel and to request him to take part in that action, and to bring his father to defend [his claim to] the sword. ‘No,’ says Fithel: ‘act for thyself in thy causes. It is not I who will ever arbitrate for thee, for greatly dost thou put thyself and take thyself (?) in thy causes; and (it is) not to say truth without falsehood. Falsehood is opposed in falsehood ...’